Black business owner says she received messages defending the use of the N-word

The founder of the Vancouver Candle Company has issued an apology and says he will be “stepping away” from his duties after another Vancouver business accused him of sending racist text messages online.

Nick Rabuchin acknowledged in a letter posted from the company’s Instagram account that while he did not use the N-word himself, he defended its use in a text message to a Black woman who runs a Vancouver-based sales agency.

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Eva Uguen-Csenge – CBC – June 9, 2020.