by Chris Tomlinson
A candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) was allegedly disqualified by the party over his pro-life views, according to a pro-life group, while the party maintains the candidate did not disclose information.
Pro-life group RightNow has claimed that prospective CPC candidate Gerrit Van Dorland was disqualified by the National Candidate Selection Committee (NCSC) of the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada this week over his pro-life stance.
While the CPC has claimed that Van Dorland was disqualified over failing to disclose information, his campaign manager Bas Sluijmers has stated that all of the required information had been disclosed to the party, CBC reports.
“The Conservative Party maintains that they are a party of open and fair nominations, and as such, we will be appealing this decision to the Conservative Party National Council,” Sluijmers told the broadcaster.