Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments [Video]

A former Conservative candidate in the Metro Vancouver riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville says he was removed from the party’s slate because of comments he made about the Chinese government in a podcast four years ago.

Lourence Singh, a real estate agent who had been campaigning in the riding, spoke out Sunday for the first time since his removal, saying he was dismissed after a nine-minute phone call with a party official on April 1.

“It was very shocking to learn the news that abruptly the party was informing me that they would be ending my candidacy,” Singh told CBC News. “I needed to gather myself…before I proceed with what I’m going to say.”

Singh says the call referred to remarks he made on a podcast called A Little Bit Serious with Sahib in February 2021.

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