Sandy Hopkins, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, says the decision to allow one of the charity’s storefronts to be used for the announcement of former MP Shelly Glover as a candidate for Manitoba’s next prime minister was “a grave error of judgment “.
In a statement, Hopkins said representatives from Glover’s campaign reached out to Habitat for Humanity Manitoba requesting permission to place their announcement at the ReStore location.
“My initial thought was to say no, and in hindsight this is what I should have done,” wrote Hopkins.
The executive director said it was not her intention to imply endorsement of Glover’s campaign by Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, or herself personally.
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Hopkins said he deeply regrets allowing the conference to take place and apologizes “sincerely and deeply.”
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