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In the last year Canada has seen mayors slapped with corruption accusations and gangsterism charges. One was linked to a crack-smoking video. Another quit in a sex scandal.

Now one says he kills kittens.

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The mayor of Huntingdon, Que., Stephane Gendron, has been forced to apologize for joking about how he enthusiastically kills cats with his car — even newborns.

The small-town mayor, whose other career is radio shock-jock, has posted a letter on the website of his show explaining that his “dark humour” had done nothing to raise the level of debate over animal control.

When I see a cat in the street, I accelerate

“When I see a cat in the street, I accelerate,” Gendron had said, days earlier, on his radio show.

“Stray cats have no business on the street,” he said, raising his voice to a shout for dramatic emphasis: “So bang! I accelerate.”

He didn’t stop there.

“The other day I backed up over a newborn and I’m sure it didn’t feel a thing,” Gendron said.