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Embattled Liberal candidate Raj Saini ends bid for re-election (Canadian community)

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/raj-sai...-1.6165229

EXCERPT: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau had initially defended his party's decision to allow Saini to run, saying "there have been rigorous processes undertaken" after an allegation was made against Saini.

But in a statement released by the Liberals on Saturday, the party reversed course. "Yesterday, a review process was initiated after new information was directly provided to the Liberal Party of Canada. Mr. Saini will no longer be a Liberal candidate," the statement reads.

The end of Saini's campaign comes after the deadline to file nomination forms with Elections Canada, meaning the Liberals will not be able to field another candidate in the riding [Kitchener Centre]. Saini won the seat in 2019 by almost 6,000 votes ahead of Green Party candidate Mike Morrice.

Trudeau says it's 'frustrating' answer to say process is being followed in addressing sexual harassment claims Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says it can be frustrating for him to say that processes are being followed when dealing with sexual harassment claims in Canada's institutions. 1:58

The Liberals under Trudeau have insisted they have a zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct and workplace harassment, although they allowed MP Marwan Tabbara to run in the 2019 federal election despite having been subject to a party investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against him in the previous mandate.

Speaking after the TVA French-language debate Thursday, Trudeau said there was deep outrage among Canadians that harassment continued to take place in Canadian institutions. [...] Several sources said four female staffers reported to a senior Liberal that Saini was acting inappropriately toward them, including "touching" or being "handsy," during a Liberal holiday party in 2015... (MORE - details)
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