Liberal Party sever ties with Toronto candidate | Elections Canada 2021

On closer inspection, Wuang is no longer a Liberal candidate, and if elected, he is no longer a member of the Liberal Caucus., Said Justin Trudeau Party.

The decision was made a few days later Toronto Star Spadina-Fort revealed to be a liberal candidate in York Faced with allegations of sexual harassment in the past, Then the charge is removed.

The party has already asked Mr Wong to suspend his campaign on Friday.

In a statement, the candidate informed it These allegations [étaient] False And he has them Fought fiercely When they were first submitted.

Disclosure of Toronto Star Also provoked scrutiny by the Canadian Armed Forces. According to the currently available information, Mr Wuang, a military reserve, did not report the allegations against him to the military in 2019, Defense Ministry spokesman CBC News told Daniel Le Boutilier.

Military members must share the charges with their chain.

Loss of seat

This exception from the party means that there will be no candidate for the Liberals in this riding in this election. With the nomination process now over, the parties will not be allowed to replace candidates who have been withdrawn or excluded from the race.

This riding will be represented by Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan when the election map is redistributed in 2015. It was one of five rides in the GTA.

In the absence of a candidate, the Liberal Party is guaranteed to lose a seat on the map of the city of Toronto, which is completely red on cancellation.

A decision is too slow, critical of the NDP

While in Saskatoon, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh criticized the Liberal Party for taking too long to make the decision. It took the Liberals two days to get rid of this candidate, which took less than 20 minutes, He said at a press conference. It shows that he is [Justin Trudeau] Does not respect women, does not listen to women, does not trust women, The NDP leader believes.

He is the second Liberal candidate to be hit with old allegations of sexual misconduct.

At Kitchener-Center, Raj Saini announced in early September that he was withdrawing his candidacy after a CBC inquiry. Made allegations of harassment, inappropriate language and behavior Towards the staff members, pushing the Liberal Party again Withdraw the nomination from his candidate.