(CBC) The Conservatives have dumped their candidate in the Toronto riding of Beaches–East York after past Islamophobic tweets surfaced.
A spokesperson confirmed that Lisa Robinson will not run under the party’s banner in the riding.
“Racism and Islamophobia has no place in the Conservative Party of Canada,” said Cory Hann, communications director for the Conservatives. “Our expectation is that all of our candidates conduct themselves in a respectful, tolerant manner. Consequently, we have terminated this individual as a candidate.”
Earlier Friday, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the Liberal candidate in the riding who is also the incumbent, published a tweet with a number of screen shots from Robinson’s feed, including one of an Islamophobic tweet.
