The conservative candidate in the southwest of Ontario de Windsor, Tecumseh, Lakeshore no longer works in this federal electoral campaign on previous comments.
Mark McKenzie is a councilor and former radio personality in Windsor.
“The comments are clearly unacceptable. Mr. McKenzie will not be the conservative candidate,” said a party spokesman.
CTV News first reported the development during the second week of the campaign for the elections of April 28.
The radio station said that a 2022 podcast recording was unearthed during which McKenzie expressed her support for public suspensions and joke suggested that Justin Trudeau, the liberal prime minister at that time, should receive the death penalty.
McKenzie no longer appeared as a candidate on the website of the party from Tuesday morning.
CBC News has sent an email and sent a text message to McKenzie to comment, but had not responded for publication time.
However, in an interview with the AM800 Radio Station, he described the decision of the disappointing party and expected him to review the decision.
McKenzie said he is not in favor of public suspensions, but questioned why taxpayers are being used to keep the infamous murderers alive. He also said that his comment from Trudeau was a joke.
The deadline for the party to name a new candidate is April 7. The name of McKenzie still appears on the Canadian election website as a candidate.
Mounting has new limits
Windsor, Tecumseh, Lakeshore is a newly written driving that includes part of Windsor and neighboring communities.
The liberal Irek Kusmierczyk, who has represented driving since 2019, is looking for re -election. Alex Ilijoski, of the new Democratic Party, Nick Babic of the Popular Party of Canada and Beth St. Denis of the Christian Party of the LAN Party of Canada have also declared that they are running.
Lydia Miljan, professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor, said that McKenzie was able to overcome the party research process despite these comments, but acknowledged that the conservatives took rapid measures.
“However, the party did the right thing by saying: ‘Ok, we know it now and you are not in a position to defend our party,” he said.
The host says the podcast was ‘comedy and joke’
Chris Tolmie was McKenzie’s coanfrerion in the podcast in question. He said his dialogue was destined to be humorous.
“Obviously, in retrospect, many people have not found so fun,” he said, adding that in today’s political climate, he is not surprised.
“Words have consequences … If people want to keep it in a standard and do not think they should represent Windsor, Tecumseh, Lakeshore or the Conservative Party, that depends on them.
“For the most part, the podcast was comedy and jokes.
