Ruby Dhalla disqualified from Liberal leadership race over 'extremely serious' violations
The party’s national director, Azam Ishmael, said Dhalla was in violation of 10 leadership rules including inaccurate financial reporting.
Ruby Dhalla disqualified from Liberal leadership race over 'extremely serious' violations
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I'm not surprised that the Liberal party is so corrupt that they would do this just after they bumped the cost to enter the race to 10X the cost but I am also not surprised that they would do it to get their Carny-boy to win.
Although I am not surprised that she is claiming it's a fix and a racist but at the same time her race was a bungled mess.
Although I am not surprised that she is claiming it's a fix and a racist but at the same time her race was a bungled mess.
Well, with Parliament prorogued, & Trudeau STILL the PM throwing around taxpayer dollars like they’re Liberal campaign funds, & so far nothing but softball questions from the legacy media towards the Liberal Party leadership contenders…with no depth of explanations for their claims or positions…the Libs have seen a bounce in the polls…
Specifically in QB & ON where Trudeau has announced a $40-$80 Billion dollar High Speed rail service that might stimulate between 9-27 Billion dollars of economic benefits over the next sixty years or something along those lines…
That ALL of Canada will get to pay for that will only benefit Quebec & Ontario, & not even all of Quebec & Ontario, & will never even break even in a cost/benefit manner…
I’m sure looking forward to actual debate back in Parliament with an actual functional government after the Libs finish their song&dance before crowning Carney.
Specifically in QB & ON where Trudeau has announced a $40-$80 Billion dollar High Speed rail service that might stimulate between 9-27 Billion dollars of economic benefits over the next sixty years or something along those lines…
That ALL of Canada will get to pay for that will only benefit Quebec & Ontario, & not even all of Quebec & Ontario, & will never even break even in a cost/benefit manner…
I’m sure looking forward to actual debate back in Parliament with an actual functional government after the Libs finish their song&dance before crowning Carney.
Kind'a weird that Trudeau felt the need to admonish Americans for not selecting the Indian woman though.
DEI in action. Always good to have a few female politicians around to throw under the bus.
The Liberals have been ethnic minorities to flood electoral districts for years to gain seats and promote their commitment to diversity, but have always insisted they stay in their lane . Once they get uppity , toast .
They chose the old White guy, just like Trudeau is doing.
Liberals claiming foreign interference on Ruby Dhalla laughable
The Trudeau-Carney Liberals have never cared about foreign interference until now
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Feb 22, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Wait, the Trudeau Liberals are suddenly concerned about foreign interference?
That’s what they want you to think after they kicked Ruby Dhalla out of their leadership race, but it’s not believable.
As the Liberal Party broke the news, first leaking it to CBC before telling the public or the candidate, they made sure to include concerns about Dhalla and foreign interference.
“A source, speaking on the condition they not be named, said Dhalla was also accused of failing to disclose the involvement of a non-Canadian citizen in her campaign, which the party alleges would amount to foreign interference if it happened during an election period,” CBC reported late Friday afternoon.
That’s convenient, use a secret source to comment on a secret process to remove Dhalla from the race. It’s clear the party brass, all loyal to Justin Trudeau and almost all exclusively working for, or supporting, Mark Carney didn’t want Dhalla in the race.
There are also claims by the party, which Dhalla disputes, that there were fundraising irregularities. Either way, Dhalla is out, most likely for not being loyal enough to Carney, whom she has been attacking, and possibly for being a threat to his coronation.
In fact, Liberal strategist Greg MacEachran said as much while he was discussing Dhalla’s ouster on CBC – her social media accounts were mean to Trudeau and Carney.
This claim, though, that the Liberals were concerned about foreign interference is simply ridiculous.
This is the party that was informed by CSIS in September 2019 that there were concerns about one of their candidates, in particular foreign interference by China in his nomination meeting. CSIS informed Trudeau’s then campaign manager Jeremy Broadhurst, who then informed Trudeau who promptly did nothing with the information.
That candidate, Han Dong, sat in the Liberal caucus until March 2023 when media reports linked him to moves by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to bring in Chinese students to vote for Dong.
For his part, Dong denies having anything to do with foreign interference. But it is clear that while he wasn’t interested in help from China, China was interested in his race.
They were interested in others as well.
Trudeau knew all of this and did nothing to prevent China from making a mockery of our democracy for years. That is until stories were leaked to the media by frustrated national security officials tired of seeing the government do nothing.
Trudeau denied there were problems until he was shamed into calling a public inquiry, which he ensured kept the most vital information secret. We still don’t know the names of 11 candidates in the Toronto area who were apparently part of a plot by China to interfere and if it is up to the Liberals, we never will.
That didn’t stop Trudeau from taking the stand at the inquiry to try and politicize the issue of foreign interference.
“I have the names of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates in the Conservative Party of Canada who are engaged, or at high risk of, or for whom there is clear intelligence around, foreign interference,” Trudeau told the inquiry.
He never released those names and the Conservative Party, including officials with top secret security clearance, say they were never briefed on such matters.
It didn’t matter, Trudeau had the spotlight and used foreign interference – something he denied was an issue to attack his political opponent. For the Trudeau Liberals, it’s all about partisan politics, never the good of the country. When the inquiry report came out saying there were no pressing issues in Canada, Trudeau dropped the issue of the Conservatives being a danger.
Now, the Trudeau Liberals – or the Trudeau-Carney Liberals – need to bring back foreign interference again to ensure an orderly coronation for Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau’s chosen successor.
The Liberals seem to live by the idea that you should never let facts get in the way of a good story. Also, make sure you always put the Liberal Party above everything else, including the truth or the national interest.
Ruby Dhalla is the latest victim of this way of thinking – and she won’t be the last.
blilley@postmedia.com
torontosun.com
The Trudeau-Carney Liberals have never cared about foreign interference until now
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Feb 22, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Wait, the Trudeau Liberals are suddenly concerned about foreign interference?
That’s what they want you to think after they kicked Ruby Dhalla out of their leadership race, but it’s not believable.
As the Liberal Party broke the news, first leaking it to CBC before telling the public or the candidate, they made sure to include concerns about Dhalla and foreign interference.
“A source, speaking on the condition they not be named, said Dhalla was also accused of failing to disclose the involvement of a non-Canadian citizen in her campaign, which the party alleges would amount to foreign interference if it happened during an election period,” CBC reported late Friday afternoon.
That’s convenient, use a secret source to comment on a secret process to remove Dhalla from the race. It’s clear the party brass, all loyal to Justin Trudeau and almost all exclusively working for, or supporting, Mark Carney didn’t want Dhalla in the race.
There are also claims by the party, which Dhalla disputes, that there were fundraising irregularities. Either way, Dhalla is out, most likely for not being loyal enough to Carney, whom she has been attacking, and possibly for being a threat to his coronation.
In fact, Liberal strategist Greg MacEachran said as much while he was discussing Dhalla’s ouster on CBC – her social media accounts were mean to Trudeau and Carney.
This claim, though, that the Liberals were concerned about foreign interference is simply ridiculous.
This is the party that was informed by CSIS in September 2019 that there were concerns about one of their candidates, in particular foreign interference by China in his nomination meeting. CSIS informed Trudeau’s then campaign manager Jeremy Broadhurst, who then informed Trudeau who promptly did nothing with the information.
That candidate, Han Dong, sat in the Liberal caucus until March 2023 when media reports linked him to moves by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to bring in Chinese students to vote for Dong.
For his part, Dong denies having anything to do with foreign interference. But it is clear that while he wasn’t interested in help from China, China was interested in his race.
They were interested in others as well.
Trudeau knew all of this and did nothing to prevent China from making a mockery of our democracy for years. That is until stories were leaked to the media by frustrated national security officials tired of seeing the government do nothing.
Trudeau denied there were problems until he was shamed into calling a public inquiry, which he ensured kept the most vital information secret. We still don’t know the names of 11 candidates in the Toronto area who were apparently part of a plot by China to interfere and if it is up to the Liberals, we never will.
That didn’t stop Trudeau from taking the stand at the inquiry to try and politicize the issue of foreign interference.
“I have the names of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates in the Conservative Party of Canada who are engaged, or at high risk of, or for whom there is clear intelligence around, foreign interference,” Trudeau told the inquiry.
He never released those names and the Conservative Party, including officials with top secret security clearance, say they were never briefed on such matters.
It didn’t matter, Trudeau had the spotlight and used foreign interference – something he denied was an issue to attack his political opponent. For the Trudeau Liberals, it’s all about partisan politics, never the good of the country. When the inquiry report came out saying there were no pressing issues in Canada, Trudeau dropped the issue of the Conservatives being a danger.
Now, the Trudeau Liberals – or the Trudeau-Carney Liberals – need to bring back foreign interference again to ensure an orderly coronation for Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau’s chosen successor.
The Liberals seem to live by the idea that you should never let facts get in the way of a good story. Also, make sure you always put the Liberal Party above everything else, including the truth or the national interest.
Ruby Dhalla is the latest victim of this way of thinking – and she won’t be the last.
blilley@postmedia.com
LILLEY: Liberals claiming foreign interference on Ruby Dhalla laughable
The Liberals want you to believe they're suddenly concerned about foreign interference after kicking Ruby Dhalla out of the leadership race.
Liberal party confirms Dhalla’s disqualification from leadership race
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Catherine Morrison
Published Feb 24, 2025 • 1 minute read
OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada confirmed that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race.
In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael said the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla.
The former MP was kicked out of the race Friday after the party’s vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.
Dhalla rejected the decision, called the allegations against her “false” and “fabricated” and said the party did not want her to win.
Dhalla appealed the decision on Monday but her request was denied.
The party selects its next leader on March 9.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Catherine Morrison
Published Feb 24, 2025 • 1 minute read
OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada confirmed that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race.
In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael said the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla.
The former MP was kicked out of the race Friday after the party’s vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.
Dhalla rejected the decision, called the allegations against her “false” and “fabricated” and said the party did not want her to win.
Dhalla appealed the decision on Monday but her request was denied.
The party selects its next leader on March 9.
Liberal party confirms Dhalla’s disqualification from leadership race
National director Azam Ishmael said the party's permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee.
Is that how we do it? Identify non-Whites by country of ancestral origin, but not White guys?
Seems like you missed the point just to argue for the sake of arguing.
I'm not the one who called her "the Indian woman," despite the fact that she was born in Canada. Winnipeg, specifically.
And I was not aware liberals knew the word ethics.Liberal party confirms Dhalla’s disqualification from leadership race
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Catherine Morrison
Published Feb 24, 2025 • 1 minute read
OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada confirmed that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race.
In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael said the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla.
The former MP was kicked out of the race Friday after the party’s vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.
Dhalla rejected the decision, called the allegations against her “false” and “fabricated” and said the party did not want her to win.
Dhalla appealed the decision on Monday but her request was denied.
The party selects its next leader on March 9.
Liberal party confirms Dhalla’s disqualification from leadership race
National director Azam Ishmael said the party's permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee.