CBC interviews former Progressive Conservative Premier of Newfoundland about Stephen Harper

Danny Williams says Stephen Harper's tactics are borderline racist

Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier launches scathing attack of longtime political foe

CBC News Posted: Oct 05, 2015 12:28 PM NT Last Updated: Oct 05, 2015 2:49 PM NT

Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams says some of the tactics of Conservative Leader Stephen Harper are borderline racist.

Williams, who led a Progressive Conservative government in Canada's most easterly province from 2003 to 2010, launched his latest scathing attack against Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada on Sunday during an interview with CBC News.

He used the word racism in reference to the debate over the wearing of the niqab by Muslim women taking part in the oath of citizenship.

Williams said the issue is not worthy of becoming a national issue, but the Conservatives have latched onto it in order to secure votes.

"He doesn't care if he isolates the issues of women or if he isolates the issue of minorities, and even crosses, possibly, that racism line," Williams stated.

To watch the interview and read the entire article go to:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/danny-williams-stephen-harper-election-1.3256756