Keith Ashfield misspeaks at Frederiction photo-op to support federal budget.
by Samantha Bayard
OTTAWA , March 26, 2013 (Straight Goods News) — Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield faces unrelenting fury and contempt over sexist comments made to a New Brunswick high school student.
In support of the federal Budget, Ashfield visited the home of a Fredericton family, where he told high school student leader Grace Moreno: “Grace, you’re a great cook. You’re going to make a wonderful wife for somebody.”
When asked to apologize for comments most observers felt were patronizing and sexist, he said he was taken out of context.
“He should have apologized by now," said the NDP's Megan Leslie (Halifax). "This is very characteristic of the Conservatives, of the folks they have on their benches. I think that his statement really does belie their views on where women belong and where we fit in their Economic Action Plan.
"But come on, this should be over. This shouldn’t still be a story several days later. Why can’t he just apologize? It’s not rocket science. Just say yeah, I misspoke, sorry. But he insists that it was taken out of context. What kind of context could he possibly have been waiting for? It doesn’t make any sense,”
Megan Leslie says Ashfield's comment indicates where Conservatives believe women belong.
About Samantha Bayard
Samantha Bayard is a young journalist living and working out of Ottawa. She has been a contributor to the Straight Goods News family of websites since 2009. She is an avid cyclist and lover of animals.
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