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Bernier denies Oxford candidate disqualified for being gay, calls allegation ‘unfounded’

Jordan Kent, an autoworker from Drumbo, Ont., said he was green-lit to run as a nominee for Oxford County in Ontario on April 10, but a month later was informed that he could no longer compete for the nomination.

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT
May 9, 2019

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Conservative MP Candice Bergen, left, is expected to step down from her seat in the coming weeks. To succeed her, Branden Leslie, third from left, a former Hill staffer, has already launched his nomination campaign. Former Conservative MP Lawrence Toet, second from left, and Réjeanne Caron, right, are also considering to run in this contest. *The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Branden Leslie and twitter.*

Former Hill staffer Leslie launches his Conservative nomination campaign for coveted Portage-Lisgar riding, former MP Toet and Winnipeg police officer Caron consider running

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Former Hill staffer Leslie launches his Conservative nomination campaign for coveted Portage-Lisgar riding, former MP Toet and Winnipeg police officer Caron consider running

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Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

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Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.

Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

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Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.