Liberal Leader Mark Carney said his party will “move on” and find another candidate in the Toronto-area riding of Markham-Unionville after Liberal candidate Paul Chiang said he was dropping out.
Chiang had come under criticism this week for his comments in January suggesting people turn in his then-rival, Tory candidate Joe Tay, to a nearby Chinese consulate to collect the bounty placed on him by Hong Kong authorities.
Chiang announced on March 31 he was stepping down and the RCMP said it was “looking into” the comments. Carney had rejected calls to remove Chiang from the ballot, saying he had a “terrible lapse of judgment” but retained confidence in him….