The Conservativeย candidate in the southwestern Ontario riding of WindsorโTecumsehโLakeshore is no longer running for the party over past comments the partyย says are “unacceptable.”
“The comments are clearly unacceptable. Mr. McKenzie will not be the Conservative candidate,” a Conservative party spokesperson said.
Mark McKenzie is a city councillor and former radio personality in Windsor.
The development was first reported byย CTV News. The broadcaster said it unearthed a 2022 podcast recording where McKenzie expressed support for public hangings and jokingly suggested Justin Trudeau should receive the death penalty.
He was no longer listed as a candidate on the party’s website as of Tuesday morning.
This is a breaking story that will be updated.
