Premier Doug Ford was called a “f—–g cracker” by a bunch of young commies on Tuesday.

Student activists hurling names and expletives is one thing, watching the leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition refuse to condemn such actions is another.

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And quite disappointing.

Andrea Horwath saw nothing wrong with what happened at Queen’s Park Tuesday morning.

Student activists attempted to unfurl a protest banner in the legislative chamber at Queen’s Park during the first sitting of the year. As they were stopped by security, one young woman erupted with expletives.

“Doug Ford can kiss my a–,” she yelled.

Then the young black woman followed up with a racial slur.

“You’re a f—–g cracker! You know that?” she yelled at the premier.

Cracker, of course, is a derogatory term for white people, particularly poor whites from the American south.

Moments later she was walking out of the legislature with her fist raised high above her head as she and her colleagues were escorted out of the building.

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Not exactly the height of decorum and not the best way to win public support.

Outside the legislature students were rallying.

They are upset that the Ford government is making changes to Ontario’s student loans and grants program that the government says brings them in line with the federal program. The students are also upset at having their tuition cut and even for Ford referring to some student activities as “crazy Marxist nonsense” in a fundraising e-mail.

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Did I mention all the crazy Marxist nonsense at the rally?

There was a Che Guevara flag, banners from the Young Communist League and a Marxist club, as well.

Guevara is well admired among young people and leftists, many unaware, or not caring, that he was an executioner for Castro’s revolution in Cuba.

As for Communists and Marxists, waving the flags of an ideology that killed millions should be seen in the same way as waving a Nazi flag, socially unacceptable.

But for the crowd that were chanting give us free tuition, and yelling expletives at the premier in the legislature, nothing is off limits.

“They should have their mouths washed out with soap,” Ford said after the interuption was cleared.

The premier referred to what happened as an example of “indoctrination.”

“They have the right to protest outside,” colleges and universities minister Merrilee Fullerton said. “But in the chamber, I think we need to show respect.”

It was a view echoed by Liberal leader John Fraser but not NDP leader Andrea Horwath.

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Horwath refused to condemn or say anything negative about students using profanity and racial slurs in the legislature.

“There’s no doubt emotions are running high, students are really worried,” Horwath said.

When I asked her directly if she would say it was wrong to call the premier an “f—–g cracker,” Horwath refused and went on to talk again about the frustrations students are feeling.

At least Fraser was showing some class.

“That’s not right. That’s not how we debate things,” Fraser said.

“You can’t have a conversation with someone when they’re calling you names.”

Fraser is right.

I was shocked to see the NDP fight against lower tuition and lower student fees; I’m doubly shocked to see that Horwath can’t even find it within her to say that profanity and racial slurs have no place in our politics.

Not very progressive of her.