US EditionNiagara Region Chair Resigns Amid Allegations He Owns Signed Copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
Local anti-racism groups demanded an apology after alleging Gale owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf, appraised at $16,000, prompting his immediate resignation.
- On Wednesday, Niagara Region Chair Bob Gale resigned following controversy over his ownership of a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, stepping down hours after anti-racism groups publicly alleged he possessed the hate literature.
- The Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association and Justice 4 Black Lives Niagara released documentation showing Gale purchased the signed book for $6,345 in 2010 and had it authenticated in 2018 for $16,000.
- In his resignation letter, Gale did not apologize, instead describing himself as a "passionate historian" targeted by a "strong vocal minority" for his regional reforms.
- Saleh Waziruddin, Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association executive committee member, argued that owning such material is untenable for a top politician, especially amid rising white supremacist activity in the region.
- Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs Rob Flack accepted Gale's resignation; Flack had appointed him in December following the death of longtime Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley.
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Revelations the former regional chair has a signed copy of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have been greeted with disappointment, while others are calling for temperatures to cool.
Niagara region official resigns after criticism of his collection, including signed Hitler book
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Niagara Regional chair resigns over ownership of signed copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf
Niagara Regional Chair Bob Gale has abruptly resigned, just hours after anti-racism groups in Niagara demanded he apologize for owning a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto Mein Kampf, which outlined the Nazi leader's racist and anti-Semitic world views before he oversaw mass murder including the killing of six million Jewish people during the Second World War.
The Toronto Star
Niagara chair resigns after accusations of owning signed copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
An Ontario government appointee has resigned as chair of the Niagara Region after being accused of owning an autographed copy of Adolf Hitler's manifesto.
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