At the meeting, a group opposed to the development presented a video with taped interviews that ranged from ironic to downright offensive parroting of discriminatory stereotypes. The most shocking segment featured a woman who implied the condo units were likely to attract sex traffickers.
Other interviewees expressed concerns about the “strangeness of larger neighbourhoods,” “that will be peering down,” and that the traffic would “not be safe for the children,” even though the site currently houses a shopping plaza.Article content It’s difficult to imagine a Liberal politician, certainly one self-described as “socially progressive,” spreading and applauding such discriminatory rhetoric — but Crombie does exactly that when it comes to condo residents.