US EditionTories drop Quebec candidate who said massacre survivor was playing 'victim game'
- The Conservative Party of Canada dropped Simon Payette, a Quebec candidate, after he criticized Liberal candidate Nathalie Provost online.
- Payette's removal occurred because he harshly criticized Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the Polytechnique shooting and gun control advocate.
- Payette accused Provost of exploiting the tragedy to benefit 'anti-gun extremists' and playing the 'victim game' in social media posts.
- Payette stated he would look Provost 'straight in the eye' and 'tear up Bill C-21' in Parliament, even using the bill as toilet paper.
- The CPC confirmed Payette's removal, making him one of several candidates dropped this week by both Liberals and Conservatives due to contentious comments.
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Conservatives drop Quebec candidate for accusing Polytechnique survivor of exploiting shooting
The Conservative Party of Canada has dropped a Quebec candidate after he harshly criticized Liberal candidate and Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost online. The post Conservatives drop Quebec candidate for accusing Polytechnique survivor of exploiting shooting appeared first on Loonie Politics.
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Loonie PoliticsTories drop Quebec candidate who said massacre survivor was playing ‘victim game’
OTTAWA - Liberal candidate Nathalie Provost says she wants to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre call out "shameful" comments by a Conservative candidate Simon Payette who accused her of playing the "victim game" in her quest for stronger gun regulations.
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