Jack MacLaren represents the good people of Carleton-Missisippi Mills as an MPP in Ontario.
There's only one problem - how he feels about women.
In late March, Jack made a very public sexual joke about a female MP. The joke was so inappropriate you can't find a single news outlet willing to repeat it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/04/06/ontario-pc...
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/04/06/...
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-t...
And good thing they won't repeat it, because our children shouldn't be stumbling upon what makes Jack laugh. This is our riding's role model and representative?
It's 2016, Jack, and this is NOT cool. Your misogynistic humour and lack of genuine remorse speak political VOLUMES. You don't deserve to represent us and Carleton-Mississippi Mills is calling for your resignation.
Now go be a man about it.
Updates
April 8, 2016
I started this because I am tired of explaining to my daughter why someone in power thinks objectifying women is a punchline. Reading through your stories confirms that I am not the only person in this riding who feels insulted by his lack of remorse.
April 8, 2016
Seeing the momentum grow this quickly confirms that I am not alone in my frustration with how our community is being represented. It is heartening to see so many people agree that we deserve better than the archaic attitudes still clinging to our local office.
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This is not about liberal or conservative this is about a representative that displayed poor judgement and complete lack of respect for women.
Purposefully embarrassing a woman in this way is violent. Not recognizing the problem with using misogyny in this way is unacceptable, especially when you claim to represent us all. You don't represent me. You need to go.
No room for these comments in this day and age. I do not want someone with your "take on life" representing me.
Yes ... he needs to resign because several days later he has not fixed things by saying "sorry" to all of us and being smart enough to agree to some intense sensitivity training. Making an error is one thing, Doing nothing to fix it shows he actually believes what he did is ok with most of us. Not so Jack ....
Can't say I'm even slightly surprised considering Jack's past relationship with men's rights group CAFE and repeated opposition to feminism. http://equalitycanada.com/towards-upper-echelons-first-cafe-meeting-with-an-mpp/
It's time for people to think before they speak, and if you do and this comes out of your mouth then apology not accepted and please step down.
Shame on him and the people that proofed his speech and thought it was appropriate. Not one lick of sense in the lot of them.
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Jack MacLaren represents the good people of Carleton-Missisippi Mills as an MPP in Ontario.
There's only one problem - how he feels about women.
In late March, Jack made a very public sexual joke about a female MP. The joke was so inappropriate you can't find a single news outlet willing to repeat it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/04/06/ontario-pc...
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/04/06/...
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-t...
And good thing they won't repeat it, because our children shouldn't be stumbling upon what makes Jack laugh. This is our riding's role model and representative?
It's 2016, Jack, and this is NOT cool. Your misogynistic humour and lack of genuine remorse speak political VOLUMES. You don't deserve to represent us and Carleton-Mississippi Mills is calling for your resignation.
Now go be a man about it.
Updates
April 8, 2016
I started this because I am tired of explaining to my daughter why someone in power thinks objectifying women is a punchline. Reading through your stories confirms that I am not the only person in this riding who feels insulted by his lack of remorse.
April 8, 2016
Seeing the momentum grow this quickly confirms that I am not alone in my frustration with how our community is being represented. It is heartening to see so many people agree that we deserve better than the archaic attitudes still clinging to our local office.
9 Comments
As a former Almonte resident, I would never feel comfortable being in the same room as this man. He doesn't deserve the privilege of representing his constituents.
This is not about liberal or conservative this is about a representative that displayed poor judgement and complete lack of respect for women.
Purposefully embarrassing a woman in this way is violent. Not recognizing the problem with using misogyny in this way is unacceptable, especially when you claim to represent us all. You don't represent me. You need to go.
No room for these comments in this day and age. I do not want someone with your "take on life" representing me.
Yes ... he needs to resign because several days later he has not fixed things by saying "sorry" to all of us and being smart enough to agree to some intense sensitivity training. Making an error is one thing, Doing nothing to fix it shows he actually believes what he did is ok with most of us. Not so Jack ....
Can't say I'm even slightly surprised considering Jack's past relationship with men's rights group CAFE and repeated opposition to feminism. http://equalitycanada.com/towards-upper-echelons-first-cafe-meeting-with-an-mpp/
It's time for people to think before they speak, and if you do and this comes out of your mouth then apology not accepted and please step down.
Shame on him and the people that proofed his speech and thought it was appropriate. Not one lick of sense in the lot of them.
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As a former Almonte resident, I would never feel comfortable being in the same room as this man. He doesn't deserve the privilege of representing his constituents.