Thu Mar 16, 2023 – 9:17 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has stopped a pro-life and family candidate from running in the party nomination race for an upcoming by-election in an Ontario riding held by the conservatives for decades.
The Conservatives’ National Candidate Selection Committee in a 3-2 vote Tuesday disqualified pro-life nomination candidate Gerrit Van Dorland from running as CPC nomination candidate in the Oxford, Ontario riding.
This riding has been held by a CPC MP since 2004 and became vacant when Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie retired recently.
Van Dorland campaign manager Bas Sluijmers told LifeSiteNews in a statement via email today that they are extremely “disappointed” with the disqualification but said they will be appealing the decision.
“We were very disappointed with the notice we received from the Executive Director of the Conservative Party informing us with no reasoning that Gerrit has been disqualified from the nomination race,” Sluijmers said to LifeSiteNews.
“The Conservative Party maintains that they are a party of open and fair nominations, and as such, we will be appealing this decision to the Conservative Party National Council.”
Sluijmers added that they remain “optimistic” that the
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