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Conservatives drop fourth candidate in just two days over alleged social media activity

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With the federal election less than a month away, the Conservative party has dropped a fourth candidate in just two days – this time over alleged social media activity.

Late Wednesday, the party confirmed to that Don Patel will no longer be running to represent the party in the riding of Etobicoke North and shared a screenshot of a social media comment they say was shared with them that Patel supported in the past.

According to the screen grab, the comment reads: “Should be stop these people by Canadian government and deported to India then PM Modi can take care of these non-sense people.”

“Endorsing such a statement is clearly unacceptable,” a campaign spokesperson said in a statement. “The Conservative Party will always stand up for the safety and security of Canadians. The individual is no longer a candidate.”

According to a post on X on Wednesday morning, Patel was campaigning in the riding, saying “Another great day at the doors!”

Patel is the latest candidate to get the boot from the Conservatives.

“In a call received this morning from one of Quebec’s operations managers for the party, I was told without further note that ‘certain’ individuals within the party had consulted my recent posts on Twitter-X and deemed these sufficient reason to end our political collaboration,” Marquis wrote on X, along with a cartoon image of a hand pressing a button on a person’s head to get them to speak. “The call lasted less than a minute.”

Late Tuesday night, the party confirmed Lourence Singh would “not be a candidate” for the riding of New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville, but did not elaborate on the reason behind his departure.

Singh tells that a reason for his removal was provided to him, but he will give “no further comment” as he is working to appeal the decision.

“I have submitted a letter to the CPC National Council humbly requesting the Party reconsider its decision and am obtaining support from community members,” Singh said in a statement.

Candidates have until April 7 to declare their intention to run. (CTV News)

 

 

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