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Conservative party boots out B.C. candidate after homophobic comments

Although likely the last, this wasn香蕉视频直播檛 the first time Heather Leung made headlines this campaign
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Conservative candidate Heather Leung in the Burnaby North香蕉视频直播揝eymour riding (HeatherLeung.com)

A Conservative candidate in the Burnaby North香蕉视频直播揝eymour riding has been kicked out of the party after a number of videos surfaced showing her making homophobic comments.

on Friday featuring Heather Leung talking rather derogatorily about LGBTQ 2+ rights.

香蕉视频直播淭hese homosexual people, they cannot reproduce the next generation香蕉视频直播 They recruit more people and more people into their camp,香蕉视频直播 she can be heard saying in a video from 2011 taken by the Burnaby Now.

香蕉视频直播淩ecent media reports have brought to light offensive comments made by Ms. Leung saying 香蕉视频直播榟omosexuals recruit香蕉视频直播 children and describing the sexual orientation of the LGBTQ community as 香蕉视频直播榩erverted,香蕉视频直播櫹憬妒悠抵辈 a statement from the party says.

Leung香蕉视频直播檚 forced exit comes after Svend Robinson, who is the NDP candidate in the riding and was Canada香蕉视频直播檚 first openly gay MP 香蕉视频直播 called on Conservative leader Andrew Scheer to kick her out of the party.

香蕉视频直播淗ow can Scheer allow Heather Leung to run as a candidate under the Conservative banner when her words show her hatred for LGBTQ2S Canadians?香蕉视频直播 he asked in a news release Friday.

Although likely the last, this wasn香蕉视频直播檛 the first time Leung made headlines this campaign. Comedian and political satirist Rick Mercer drew attention to a post on her campaign Facebook page last month, showing him and one of his quotes that falsely made him appear to endorse the Tories. A party official said at the time the person who posted it was not involved on the local campaign.

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Weeks earlier, another photo was posted to the same Facebook page showing Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau on the edge of a cliff, with his campaign slogan, 香蕉视频直播淐HOOSE FORWARD.香蕉视频直播

The deadline for the Conservative Party to register a new candidate has passed.



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