Manitoba Minister Apologizes for Social Media Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Manitoba NDP MLA Nahanni Fontaine speaks during question period at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on May 6, 2020. The Canadian Press/John Woods

A Manitoba minister is apologizing for reposting a comment on social media about the assassinated conservative American influencer Charlie Kirk.

“I apologize for sharing a post yesterday on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine said in a Sept. 12 Instagram story post.