The liberal candidate in the Toronto region, Paul Qiang leaks from the race just hours after RCMP told CBC News that he is looking at whether it is Breaking the law through the proposal of people turns a conservative candidate Running close to the Chinese consulate to collect a reward.
“When the Prime Minister and the Canada team work to stand up to the president [Donald] Qiang wrote before midnight on Monday in a statement published on the social networking site X.
“For this reason, I stand aside as a candidate for the year 2025 in our society in Markham-Redioville.”
This comes after the liberal leader Mark Carney said on Monday that Qiang could remain after an apology for his “deep offensive comments” and “decline in the terrible rule.”
The pressure was installed from the opposition parties and more than 40 organizations asking Carney immediately to drop Xiang and the police to investigate.
Qiang, a former police officer, called on his comments as “unfortunate” after the outbreak of the news, which was proposed to the media in Chinese at a press conference in January, that people can hand over to the Chinese consulate for a reward provided by the police in Hong Kong.
Tae was looking for the party’s nomination in the Chiang ride at the time, and he is now working in Don Valley North. In December, Hong Kong Police issued an arrest warrant for more than $ 180,000. The liberal government condemned these types of last year’s orders as an attempt to intimidate critics abroad.
Tay runs YouTube, which enhances democracy and freedom of expression, and is the co -founder of the Canada -based Hongkonger Station.
“He is afraid of his life,” said conservative leader Pierre Pollyfer, Tai.
Tai also spoke online, saying that he did not accept Qiang’s apology and that he was in contact with RCMP about personal protection.
Carney defended Qiang as a “person of integrity”
Hong Kong Watch, a non -governmental organization that focuses on human rights issues, wrote a letter to the RCMP Commissioner on Monday calling for the police to know if Cheyng had broken the law.
Activist Gloria Fong also said that she wanted the police to know whether Qiang behavior has violated any provisions included in the laws of foreign intervention.
Qiang won his ride in 2021 and said that he served his community with “his full commitment to preserving the safety of people and protecting the values of our country.”
“Every day, I served with integrity and worked to provide results for community personnel,” Qiang wrote on X.
CBC News asked Carney’s campaign a comment and has not yet received a response. Earlier in the day, the liberal leader defended Qiang as a “person for integrity” and a former police officer for a long time with “more than a quarter of a century of service for his community.”
