The Liberal Party said Toronto candidate Kevin Vuong is no longer running under the party banner and won’t sit with the Liberal caucus if elected.
Vuong, running in Spadina–Fort York, had been asked by the Liberals to “pause” his campaign after reports of a past sexual assault charge, which was dropped, surfaced in the media. The news of the dropped 2019 charge was first reported by the Toronto Star.
At a campaign event Saturday, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said his party had taken immediate action when they became aware of the situation.
“We followed the processes that are in place in the party
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