Liberals say Ford's star London candidate 'has to go' after racist and sexist comments surface from 2016
The Ontario Liberals are suggesting Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford replace Andrew Lawton, Ford's hand-picked candidate in London West, after the Liberals revealed more recent racist and sexist comments made by the former media personality during his time with Rebel Media.
This fresh round of controversy follows a number of other questionable comments made by Lawton on social media about women, Islam and the LGBTQ community, which he blames on his struggle with mental illness.
"We can go line-by-line through these things, but the fact of the matter is these do not represent who I am today," the former radio host told CBC London in an exclusive sit-down interview last week.
On Wednesday, the Ontario Liberals published yet more controversial remarks made by the PC candidate for London West during his time as a contributor for Rebel Media, a right-wing political and social commentary website, made as recently as 2016.
The party provided a link to a YouTube video that is an edited compilation of comments Lawton made with Rebel Media, against a backdrop of sinister music.
Liberals say Ford's star London candidate 'has to go' after racist and sexist comments surface from 2016 | CBC News
The Ontario Liberals are suggesting Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford replace Andrew Lawton, Ford's hand-picked candidate in London West, after the Liberals revealed more recent racist and sexist comments made by the former media personality during his time with Rebel Media.
This fresh round of controversy follows a number of other questionable comments made by Lawton on social media about women, Islam and the LGBTQ community, which he blames on his struggle with mental illness.
"We can go line-by-line through these things, but the fact of the matter is these do not represent who I am today," the former radio host told CBC London in an exclusive sit-down interview last week.
On Wednesday, the Ontario Liberals published yet more controversial remarks made by the PC candidate for London West during his time as a contributor for Rebel Media, a right-wing political and social commentary website, made as recently as 2016.
The party provided a link to a YouTube video that is an edited compilation of comments Lawton made with Rebel Media, against a backdrop of sinister music.
Liberals say Ford's star London candidate 'has to go' after racist and sexist comments surface from 2016 | CBC News