Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

1 week ago | pentictonherald.ca | Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

Three Peterborough city councillors have publicly denounced Mayor Jeff Leal’s decision to use a racial slur during a March 19 guest  lecture to a business administration class at Trent University and have  asked for greater transparency on how the mayor intends to move forward. Keith Riel joined fellow councillors Alex Bierk and Joy Lachica in voicing his strong disapproval of the mayor’s actions and raising questions about Leal's decision to not address the issue further.

1 week ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

Three Peterborough city councillors have publicly denounced Mayor Jeff Leal’s decision to use a racial slur during a March 19 guest lecture to a business administration class at Trent University and have asked for greater transparency on how the mayor intends to move forward. “It’s totally unacceptable,” Riel said in an interview on Friday.

1 week ago | mykawartha.com | Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

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2 weeks ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

Host of Ontario Morning on CBC Radio One, Nav Nanwa, will be visiting Peterborough on Saturday as part of the show’s ongoing election coverage. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nanwa and the Ontario Morning team will be set up at Take Cover Books (59 Hunter St. E.) to hear from residents about what matters most to them during the ongoing federal general election.

2 weeks ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

Warning: This story uses and discusses the use of highly offensive, racially charged language. The existence of the audio recording was mentioned in several posts on Reddit following the release of a statement from the mayor’s office and Trent University on Tuesday. At about the 31-minute mark of the 36-minute audio recording, Leal can be heard saying the following:“Lyndon Johnson was an FDR New Dealer and he came out of the hills of Texas.