
Conservatives oust another Quebec candidate after he accuses Polytechnique survivor of exploiting tragedy
Hours after appearing at a campaign event Friday on protecting women from violence, a Conservative candidate in Quebec was dropped by the party after social media posts surfaced of him attacking Polytechnique massacre survivor and Liberal candidate Nathalie Provost. Simon Payette, who was running in the riding of Berthier–Maskinongé, had criticized Provost’s gun-control advocacy in a series of posts, as...