Sask. Party MLA who called Jagmeet Singh a 'terrorist' removed from additional MLA duties

Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 2:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Racquel Hilbert, the Saskatchewan Party MLA who called national NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a violent successful the provincial legislature past month, has been removed from further MLA duties, the enactment says.

Premier Scott Moe said successful the legislature Thursday that comments made by the Humboldt-Watrous member were inaccurate and highly inappropriate.

In a quality merchandise Friday, the governing Saskatchewan Party said that Hilbert has been removed from further responsibilities. That includes her roles with the Treasury Board and the Wanuskewin committee of directors, and her relation arsenic lawman caucus chair.

During a March 25 statement connected the provincial fund successful the legislature, Hilbert condemned the Opposition Saskatchewan NDP and then turned her comments to Singh, and his determination to enactment the authorities of former premier curate Justin Trudeau done a proviso and assurance agreement.

"We did not perceive the Opposition denounce their national person arsenic being a violent successful India and announced the collateral commercialized harm to Western Canada," Hilbert said.

It's not wide what precisely Hilbert was referring to successful her comment. Singh condemned the Indian authorities aft Trudeau accused India's authorities of having a relation successful the sidesplitting of a Canadian Sikh man.

In a statement released Wednesday, Hilbert said she "recently made an inaccurate and inappropriate connection astir the national NDP leader."

"I apologize for and retreat that statement," her connection said.

Speaking to media successful Richmond, B.C., connected Wednesday, Singh said helium didn't personally attraction astir the remark but questioned wherefore Hilbert would adjacent accidental thing similar that. 

"This is an MLA, idiosyncratic who's an elected official, respected subordinate of their community, a erstwhile teacher," Singh said.

"What's happened successful this MLA's beingness for them to accidental that astir me?"

Singh said he's disquieted astir the connection the remark sends to children.

The World Sikh Organization had besides called for her to beryllium stripped of her duties and person anti-racist training. 

The enactment said successful a Thursday connection it "believes that Ms. Hilbert should look consequences for her hateful remarks."

"At a minimum, we impulse the Saskatchewan Party to region her from immoderate committee assignments and to mandate broad anti-racism and taste sensitivity grooming for each its members."