NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has issued an apology for referring to Newfoundlanders nearly two decades ago in a derogatory fashion, saying he should not have used the word "Newfie" during a heated exchange in the Quebec legislature. St. John's East Liberal candidate Nick Whalen says it was important to raise the issue, because Newfoundlanders were offended. (Whelan now says he accepts that the NDP leader has apologized.)

Date: 2015-09-20
Placeline: ST. JOHN'S.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 12 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << you didn't apologize for the fact that he used in the word nuthi as a synonym for stupid and and that was really offencive and he goes to the base Instinct of a comment that was me he didn't call somebody nuvia quoted us with idiocy >>

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