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Oakville mayor apologizes for offensive tweets

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An Ontario mayor has apologized to veterans for controversial tweets about the Conservatives' decision to hire veterans as additional security during the federal election campaign.

Oakville Mayor Rob Burton related the security at Stephen Harper's campaign events to protection measures used by dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

The remarks prompted senior Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney to call for an apology, but Burton would only do so to veterans themselves and not the Tories.

Burton's comments prompted outrage on social media, some of whom started using the Twitter hashtag #ResignMayorBurton.

Burton says his comments weren't about veterans specifically and that he wanted to start a discussion about parties that have enlisted private security.


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