Joe Oliver cancels speech at Toronto men’s-only club
Posted August 26, 2015 12:38 pm.
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TORONTO — Finance Minister Joe Oliver has cancelled a planned speech today at a Toronto men’s club that sparked a Twitter controversy.
Oliver was scheduled to speak about the future of the Canadian economy at the Cambridge Club, which describes itself as “the downtown playground for Toronto’s most successful executives.”
The club says the event has been called off but did not provide an explanation.
The sold-out event stirred online criticism and drew the ire of a Liberal candidate, who said Oliver should discuss the economy at a public event.
Many expressed similar sentiments on Twitter, arguing voters shouldn’t have to pay — or identify as a specific gender — to hear the finance minister speak.
Another speech scheduled for next week at the Albany Club has been postponed until after the federal election.
