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WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger is going out to lunch in a show of support for two small-town restaurant owners who say homophobia has chased them out of business.

Selinger took to Twitter Thursday to announce that he will have lunch next week at the Pots N Hands restaurant in Morris, south of Winnipeg.

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“Congrats Mayor (Gavin) van der Linde & Morris on stand against racism and homophobic bullying. Lunch at Pots N Hands next week during flood prep,” the premier tweeted.

The premier later said in an interview that his meal is intended to send a message “that Manitoba is an inclusive province that respects all Manitobans and their right to exist and make a living.”

“We believe in human rights and we believe everybody should be treated with dignity and respect.”

The visit will occur during a tour of the Red River Valley south of Winnipeg that Selinger had already scheduled. The region is gearing up for its annual fight against spring flooding.