The People’s Party of Canada has removed the Elgin Middlesex London riding association president from his post in response to allegations that he threw gravel at Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau during a campaign stop in London, Ont.
Party spokesperson Martin Masse confirmed in an email to CBC News that Shane Marshall has been removed from the post.
“I confirm that he has been removed, although I am told the (Elections Canada) website will not be updated to reflect this before election day,” Masse wrote.
Asked why Marshall was removed, Masse replied that it was “because of the allegations of stone throwing.”
No one from the party was available for interviews about the matter, Masse said. Email and phone messages to the PPC candidate in the riding, Chelsea Hillier, were not returned.
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A protester threw what appeared to be a handful of gravel stones at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau outside a campaign stop in London, Ont., on Monday, striking him and members of his security detail. 0:08
A man who appeared to be Marshall was photographed by the London Free Press being led away by RCMP members after Monday’s stone-throwing incident.
Marshall’s online activities have caught the attention of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, said Peter Smith, an investigative journalist with the independent non-profit that researches hate groups and hate crimes.
“His online content mainly focuses on his political beliefs, which are fairly hardline. This isn’t someone who is just vaccine-hesitant or right-leaning,” Smith said. “This is a person who expresses, through memes and videos as well as his appearances at multiple protests dressed in a balaclava waving a flag from Canada’s colonial past, an explicitly white nationalist view.”
CBC News has not verified the Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s claims.
CBC News asked Masse to clarify whether Marshall was removed because of the gravel-throwing incident or alleged links to white supremacist groups, or both.
“We expelled him as soon as it was confirmed that he was the one who threw the gravel,” Masse replied. “We haven’t confirmed the other allegations, and frankly we are busy running an election campaign and don’t have time to investigate someone who isn’t involved in our party anymore.”
London police have said they are investigating the stone-throwing incident. They did not say if they are investigating Marshall or others, but told CBC News they wouldn’t be releasing any details on Thursday.
CBC News has tried to reach Marshall for comment and will continue to do so.
Tim Houston, who is seeking a second term as Nova Scotia premier, said he had no plans to invite Poilievre to join him on the campaign ahead of the Nov. 26 provincial election. He explained the provincial Progressive Conservatives have no formal ties with the Tories in Ottawa — and he made a point of saying he is not a member of the federal party. Experts say it also is because the latest polls suggest Atlantic Canadians have not warmed to Poilievre. (Nov. 5, 2024)
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — It has been a rough few days for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. First, his 19th-ranked Tigers lost to Louisville on Saturday night, then he was told he couldn’t vote Tuesday at his polling place.
Swinney, whose given name is William, explained that the voting system had locked him out, saying a “William Swinney” had already voted last week. Swinney said it was his oldest son, Will, and not him.
“They done voted me out of the state,” Swinney said. “We’re 6-2 and 5-1 (in the Atlantic Coast Conference), man. They done shipped me off.”
Dabo Swinney had to complete a paper ballot and was told there will be a hearing on Friday to resolve the issue.
“I was trying to do my best and be a good citizen and go vote,” he said. “Sometimes doing your best ain’t good enough. You have to keep going though, keep figuring it out.”
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EDMONTON – The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored.
Timothy Hague, who was 34, competed in a boxing match licensed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission in June 2017 when his opponent, Adam Braidwood, knocked him unconscious.
Hague came to and was able to walk to the dressing room, where he vomited, and was then taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for a large brain bleed.
His condition did not improve, care was withdrawn and Hague died two days after the fight.
Justice Carrie Sharpe with Alberta’s provincial court made 14 recommendations, including that combat sports be overseen by a provincial authority instead of a patchwork of municipal bodies and that there be concussion spotters at every event.
She also recommends that if a fighter receives a blow to the head in a technical knockout, they must provide a brain scan to prove they are fit to compete again.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
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