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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
My point is that the position he took is not extreme at all, but that this issue has clearly been so severely and causticly politicised in Canada that his very reasonable position appears to warrant immediate removal from candidacy. That speaks very poorly about Canada's environment for democratic debate on this topic. That's disappointing.
How very American.
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He wasn't "removed", he chose to resign. He could have stuck around (assuming the NDP didn't punt him and clothe it as a resignation) so your entire point may be a little off base.
Also, if he's going to whine about this being a "smear campaign" and say the comment that is circulating is taken out of context, then why did he delete the post rather than publicize the entire discussion, in context?
Yeah, sorry, no. If you're going to stand for public office, your public comments will be scrutinized. And if you aren't willing to stand behind them, then perhaps it is best you resign.
And that is independent of your personal feelings about Israel.