Veteran investor Marc Faber was asked to resign from the board of directors at Sprott Inc. after comments he made in his investment newsletter that America was better off because it was settled by white people instead of black people. In his October Gloom, Boom and Doom Report newsletter, Faber wrote "thank God white people populated America, and not blacks. When asked for comment regarding the newsletter, Faber wrote in an email that "if stating some historical facts makes me a racist, then I suppose that I am a racist. Sprott chief executive Peter Grosskopf called the comments deeply disappointing and completely contradictory with the views of Sprott and its employees. Faber is also a member of the board of directors at Novagold Resources Inc. and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Requests for comment from both companies were not immediately returned.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2017 19:18 UTC