WINNIPEG — A Manitoba cabinet minister is apologizing for sharing a social media post about the killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine had shared another person’s post that described Kirk as racist, sexist and transphobic, calling him a “white nationalist mouthpiece.”

The post’s author said they had no empathy for Kirk — save for his children, who witnessed the killing earlier this week at a university south of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Fontaine removed the post shortly after, but screenshots have circulated on social media and have drawn criticism.

Premier Wab Kinew told radio station CJOB that the words in the post were “terrible” and that he would talk to Fontaine.

Fontaine later issued a brief written statement in which she apologized for sharing the post and said violence has no place in a democracy.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2025.

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press