Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Paul Chiang had a “terrible lapse in judgment” by suggesting a rival Tory candidate should be handed over to China, but he will nonetheless remain on the Liberal ticket.
“He’s made his apology; he made it to the public, he made it to the individual concerned, made it directly to me, and he’s going to continue with this candidacy,” Carney said during a March 31 campaign event in Vaughan, Ont.
Carney said he was “deeply offended” by Chiang’s comment but that he views the controversy as a “teachable moment” which “underscores the respect with which we treat human rights in this country, the differences between Canadian society and other countries.”…