Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson will remain in cabinet following her comments calling pre-1948 Israel “a crappy piece of land.”
Premier David Eby confirmed she’d be keeping her role Friday (Feb. 2) during an unrelated announcement in Vernon, but he said she has “some work to do” to “address the harm” her comments caused.
“I believe that the minister crossed the line as a member of cabinet,” Eby said.
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