Garry Michi

Bruce County mayor who resigned apologizes for 'ignorant, insensitive' comments about First Nation

Bruce County mayor who resigned apologizes for 'ignorant, insensitive' comments about First Nation

A day after resigning as mayor of South Bruce Peninsula, Garry Michi has apologized for his comments about a local water treatment plant and people in the First Nation community in Ontario. "I deeply regret the words I used during a personal conversation and the subsequent impact they have had," said Michi in an email to CBC News.

Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being 'poor and unclean' in recording

Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being 'poor and unclean' in recording

The mayor of South Bruce Peninsula has resigned after he was caught on tape making racist comments about a nearby First Nation community, the Ontario town announced in a statement Tuesday. Garry Michi was recorded in an audio clip posted Friday by an anonymous individual questioning the federal government's decision to fund a water treatment plant on the Chippewas of the Nawash Unceded First Nation, also known as Cape Croker.