Conservative cabinet minister Tim Uppal speaks with the media about Senate reform in the Foyer of the Senate on Parliament Hill Friday February 1, 2013 in Ottawa. The Conservative cabinet appears to have two different sets of talking points on the controversial Quebec charter — some typed up in boldface, and others in a tiny footnote font. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld It’s a naturally ironic political story, but one that won’t make you smile.
Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal faced an apparently racist rant Monday night when he was leaving a tennis court and he and his wife overheard a passerby say, “are they members? Why can’t they play in the day – they don’t have jobs.”
Uppal is one of just a handful of MPs to sport a turban and he is the only member of federal Cabinet to wear one. The minister took to Twitter to express his feelings about the comments.
It’s unclear where, exactly, the member for Edmonton-Sherwood Park was at the time. His office did not return immediate requests for comment.
But Canadians of all political stripes took note of the unnamed woman’s ignorance and tweeted their support for Uppal.
Uppal didn’t tweeted anything in the 16 hours following that post, despite several requests for more details.
He was first elected in 2008 and has previously served as Minister of State for Democratic Reform.
His YouTube channel features a number of speeches and question period answers about issues of race, quality and multiculturalism in Canada, including the political correctness of “Marry Christmas.”
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