B.C. NDP candidate resigns

[daleo]

Vancouver — Dana Larsen has resigned as the New Democratic candidate in the British Columbia riding of West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast following questions raised about his role in a company that sold coca seedlings.

“There was concerns. We had discussions with Mr. Larsen and he has submitted his resignation as a candidate,” Gerry Scott, campaign manager for the NDP national campaign in B.C., told The Globe and Mail in an interview Wednesday.

“We don't want this campaign to be about his activities in that area and he does not either. It was felt in order that there not be any distractions, that the resignation was a best course of action,” Mr. Scott said.
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Wiki, 2006 results for this riding:
Liberal 23867 Cons 22891 NDP 12766 Green 3966

If this has any effect, it would probably boost the Liberals a bit.

[LiberadorHugo]

1. Mr. Larsen is an idiot for driving under the influence of LSD...

Cannabis, not so much. It does not cause statistically significant impairment on the roads unless it is mixed with a depressant. Nonetheless, as a recreational user of cannabis and a support of Mr. Larsen's efforts to end the war on drugs and to destroy the prison-industrial, I respect Mr. Larsen and hope that he continues his courageous work for justice. He's just not an appropriate guy to be the candidate of a major party...I mean, Pim Fortuyn without the xenophobia may work well in the Netherlands, but not in a country with a shitty electoral system.