Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative

Liberal, Conservative parties lose candidates over controversies

OTTAWA — Controversial statements from the past came back to haunt two major parties on the federal election trail this week with the Liberals losing one candidate and Conservatives saying goodbye to two.

Paul Chiang steps down as RCMP investigates Chinese bounty comments - The Counter Signal

Liberal candidate Paul Chiang has announced he is stepping aside following allegations that he called for Conservative candidate Jay Tay to be handed over to communist China in exchange for a bounty.  The announcement comes hours after the RCMP told the state broadcaster CBC News that they are currently investigating whether his remarks violated Canadian law. Meanwhile, Liberal leader Mark Carney refused to fire him after being confronted on the…

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Liberal candidate Paul Chiang ends re-election bid after ‘bounty’ comments about former rival

The Liberal candidate seeking re-election in Markham-Unionville is withdrawing from the race following outcry regarding his decision to tell a diaspora news outlet how people could collect a bounty Hong Kong had placed on a Conservative rival.

Canada MP quits election race over Chinese bounty comments

Former Liberal candidate Paul Chiang had suggested people should turn in a political rival for a bounty issued by Hong Kong police.

Liberal candidate who suggested rival be turned over to China drops out of race

Embattled Toronto Liberal candidate Paul Chiang dropped out of the race hours after the RCMP said it was probing comments he made suggesting a rival candidate be turned over to Chinese authorities.