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Conservative Party dismisses candidate for saying 'homosexuals recruit children'

Heather Leung will no longer represent the party in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour
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Heather Leung was dismissed as the Conservative Party's candidate in the B.C. riding of Burnaby North-Seymour for comments she made regarding people in the LGBTQ community. (supplied)

The Conservative Party of Canada has announced that Heather Leung will no longer represent the party in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour. 

This decision is based on recent comments made by Leung, that claim homosexuals recruit children, and describes the sexual orientation of the LGBTQ+ community as perverted.

The full text of the statement is below.

“Heather Leung is no longer representing the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour.

“Recent media reports have brought to light offensive comments made by Ms. Leung saying ‘homosexuals recruit’ children, and describing the sexual orientation of the LGBTQ community as ‘perverted.’

“There is no tolerance in the Conservative Party for those types of offensive comments.”


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