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.