OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is standing by his embattled minister of Crown-Indigenous relations — for now — despite calls for her removal for sending a text message that some Indigenous people called “racist.”
But Trudeau stopped short of offering his full support to Carolyn Bennett at a news conference Friday, saying he was “deeply disappointed” in her for sending a “hurtful” message to Indigenous MP Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Asked whether Bennett should keep her role in his cabinet, the prime minister did not give a direct answer.
