6 h. ago Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video

Loyola said in the 2009 video taken at an anti-NATO protest that Hamas and Hezbollah, both listed terrorist organizations in Canada, should be lionized, not condemned

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16 h. ago Guy who littered every inch of Toronto with pictures of his face running in federal election

A controversial former Toronto mayoral candidate, best known for plastering every inch of the city with election signs, has thrown his name into the ring for Canada's upcoming federal election.Chinese-Canadian businessman Xiaohua Gong (also known as Xiao Hua Gong or Edward Gong) is the latest candidate to announce their bid to become Member of Parliament (MP) for the Don Valley North riding in Toronto, sharing the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening.Gong, listed as "no affiliation" with any political parties, is looking to fill the seat that will be left vacant by former Liberal and current independent MP Han Dong, who announced he will not seek re-election for the riding.Gong is running against NDP candidate Naila Saeed, Conservative hopeful Joe Tay, and Liberal Party candidate Maggie Chi.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Xiaohua Gong (@gong4mayor)This is not Gong's first ...

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34 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Chiang case raises concerns about Carney and China

Liberal MP Paul Chiang’s decision to withdraw from his candidacy in a Toronto-area riding after saying a Conservative opponent could be delivered to the Chinese consulate in Toronto to claim a bounty of one million Hong Kong dollars, has reignited the issue of China’s foreign interference in our democracy.  Particularly so given Liberal leader Mark […]

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43 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney uses 'teachable moment' excuse to avoid strong action against rogue candidate

Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney labelled Liberal candidate Paul Chiang’s call for other Chinese Canadians to turn in Joe Tay to Chinese authorities in Toronto a “teachable moment,” when announcing Monday he had no intension of firing Chiang as a candidate. Chiang, of course, has since withdrawn on his own. Apparently even he […]

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45 h. ago ‘There’s a disconnect’: Conservative candidate in GTA battleground thinks Liberal

Costas Menegakis's message to party HQ has been that the Conservatives' spotlight on the cost of living is resonating in his suburban GTA riding

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65 h. ago Liberal candidate who suggested rival be turned over to China drops out of race

His statement came just hours after National Post reported the RCMP was probing Chiang’s comments in January about his Conservative rival, Joe Tay

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65 h. ago Carney accepts resignation of candidate who suggested rival be turned over to China

His statement came just hours after National Post reported the RCMP was probing Chiang’s comments in January about his Conservative rival, Joe Tay

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67 h. ago BREAKING: Contentious Liberal MP Paul Chiang drops out of race

OTTAWA — Despite his party leader standing by his continued candidacy, a contentious Liberal MP has dropped out of the race. Markham-Unionville Liberal candidate Paul Chiang, who served as a Liberal MP since 2021, announced he’s stepping aside as the party’s candidate after comments to Chinese-language media earlier this year suggesting somebody turn over Conservative […]

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68 h. ago Liberal candidate quits election race amid China bounty outrage

Paul Chiang says he's stepping aside in the federal election following his comments that a political opponent should be turned over to Chinese officials in return for a bounty.

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69 h. ago Michael Higgins: Does Mark Carney also admire China’s ‘basic dictatorship’?

He must remove Paul Chiang as Liberal candidate immediately

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69 h. ago Election Power Meter: Problematic Liberal candidate hangs on; Local media gets Carney’s cold shoulder

Paul Chiang shows staying power. Conservatives show pressure, local media shows frustration

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69 h. ago Election Power Meter: Local media gets Carney’s cold shoulder

Paul Chiang shows staying power. Conservatives show pressure, local media shows frustration

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2 d. ago Le controversé député libéral Paul Chiang se désiste malgré le soutien de Carney

Le candidat libéral Paul Chiang se retire de la course électorale dans la circonscription de Markham–Unionville qu’il représentait depuis 2021.

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3 d. ago Oxford Liberal candidate decries stolen campaign signs: 'Federal offence'

A federal election candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding says he finds it “disheartening” and “discouraging” that a large number of his election signs have been stolen. David Hilderley, the Liberal candidate in Oxford, estimates “at least 20” of his campaign’s signs have been taken from his supporters’ properties, as well as two 1.2-by-2.4-metre signs […]

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3 d. ago John Ivison: Carney reminds voters why they wanted the Liberals out in the first place

Paul Chiang's comments, and Carney's defence of the candidate, are a sign that the Liberal party’s inexplicable attachment to Beijing remains intact

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3 d. ago Anthony Furey: By keeping Chiang, Carney puts China’s values ahead of Canada’s

Deplorable that Liberal candidate that talked about handing over opponent to China still running

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3 d. ago WATCH: Carney defends Liberal MP who called for Conservative candidate be handed over to China

WATCH: Liberal Leader Mark Carney is defending one of his candidates – MP Paul Chiang –  who called for a Conservative candidate to be handed over to the Chinese Consulate in Toronto. Chiang encouraged people to collect the bounty China has offered for democracy activist Joe Tay. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts […]

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3 d. ago Liberal candidate to stay in race despite China bounty remark: Carney

Mark Carney says Paul Chiang can remain a Liberal candidate in the election after apologizing for remarks he made in January about a Conservative candidate.

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3 d. ago Carney says Paul Chiang has his ‘confidence,’ despite ‘terrible lapse of judgment’

The federal Liberals have been facing pressure to drop candidate after comments about handing a Conservative over to Chinese authorities

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3 d. ago Carney says Paul Chiang has his ‘confidence,’ despite ‘terrible lapse in judgment’

The federal Liberals have been facing pressure to drop candidate after comments about handing a Conservative over to Chinese authorities

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