Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Paul Chiang has dropped out of the election race after coming under pressure for saying his Conservative rival should be brought to the Chinese Consulate to collect a bounty.
During an ethnic news conference in January, Chiang suggested Tory candidate Joe Tay be turned in to the consulate in order to claim a bounty placed on Tay’s head by the People’s Republic of China.
His comments are now under review by the RCMP.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney said on March 31 that Chiang had a “terrible lapse in judgment” in making the comments but that he would remain on the Liberal ticket….