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Ontario NDP candidate who said she wanted to ‘be a Black woman’ drops out of election | Globalnews.ca

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Amanda Zavitz , the NDP candidate for Elgin-Middlesex-London , said she wanted to be a Black woman.

The clip was unearthed by the Progressive Conservative Party campaign and released on social media.

After the video was shared, Zavits said she understood her comment was "harmful" and apologized but didn't resign.

She said she will not contest the upcoming provincial election.

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