Latest news with #PaulChiang


Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Markham-Unionville
Markham-Unionville is a federal riding located in Ontario. This riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Paul Chiang who first took office in 2021. Chiang collected 21,958 votes, winning 48.55 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election. Chiang is not running again in 2025, having withdrawn from the race amid controversial comments. Voters will decide who will represent Markham-Unionville in Ontario during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Liberal: Peter Yuen Conservative: Michael Ma NDP: Sameer Qureshi Green: Elvin Kao


CBC
01-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Why have Liberals and Conservatives lost candidates 10 days into the campaign?
Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdrew from the race after suggesting people claim a bounty on a Conservative candidate from the Chinese government. Conservative candidates Mark McKenzie and Stefan Marquis are dropped by the party for past comments and social media posts. The Power Panel discusses how party leaders are dealing with problematic candidates.


CBC
01-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Carney reacts to Liberal candidate Paul Chiang dropping out of election race
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, speaking from Winnipeg on Day 10 of the election campaign, says he accepted the resignation of now former Liberal candidate Paul Chiang from the race after Chiang said Conservative candidate Joe Tay should be turned in to the Chinese Consulate in exchange for a bounty.


CBC
01-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Liberal candidate Paul Chiang drops out after comments about Chinese bounty placed on Conservative
Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdrew from the race late Monday just hours after the RCMP said it's looking into whether he broke the law by suggesting people turn a Conservative candidate in to the Chinese consulate to collect a bounty.


CBC
01-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Carney stands by controversial candidate
March 31, 2025 | Liberal Leader Mark Carney says he won't fire Paul Chiang for suggesting a Conservative rival be turned over to China for a bounty. The staggering damage from Ontario's spring ice storm. And the NASA astronauts who unexpectedly spent nine months in space speak publicly for the first time since returning to Earth.