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Mayor Apologizes for Disrespectful Remarks | Toronto News
Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati has issued a heartfelt apology after a city official’s insensitive remarks sparked outrage. Former staffer Ken Todd, presenting a homelessness plan, wrongly claimed Indigenous evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation were damaging the city’s tourism image by staying in hotels — a claim that ignored the reality that these families were displaced due to a contaminated water crisis, not homelessness. Todd’s comments, intended to push for funding, instead caused deep hurt. Diodati met with Chief Hosea Wesley, who emphasized the distinction between displacement and…
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