Stockwell Day Steps Down Due to Comments About Racism

Then president of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Stockwell Day rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in this file photo. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

A former Canadian Alliance leader and Conservative MP has resigned from Telus’ board of directors and as a strategic adviser to a law firm after comparing racism to his experience of being mocked in school for wearing glasses.

Stockwell Day made the comments during a panel on CBC’s “Power & Politics” Tuesday.