Brian Lilley, a Toronto Sun columnist, questioned the colour of Jagmeet Singh's turban, worn during a parliamentary committee about soaring food inflation.

"I don't think these guys are racist, but I think there's... ahh, it's getting too close for these guys," said Lilley.

Canadians across the country have been reaching into their wallets to donate money to the family of an American soldier whom Omar Khadr is accused of killing in Afghanistan 15 years ago.