Tory Candidate Booted
December 3, 2007
It’s official. Craig Chandler, Tory nominee for Calgary-Egmont, has had his candidacy rejected by Premer Ed Stelmach over anti-gay human rights violations.
Undeterred, Chandler vows to run as an independent.
And with that, an Alberta tory has been ousted over anti-gay views. Do do do do do do do do…
(That was supposed to be the theme to the Twilight Zone.)
- Alberta Tory denied provincial nomination [CBC News]
- Tory linked to anti-gay letter denied nomination [CTV News]
- Anti-gay letter broke human-rights law, panel says [Globe and Mail]