harper dumps candidate

B.C. TORY CANDIDATE DUMPED OVER SMUGGLING CHARGES
12 Jan 2006

The federal Tories are dumping a B.C. candidate who faces charges of
attempting to smuggle a carand booze across the Canada-U.S. border.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006/national/2006/01/12/tory-candidate060112.html

and in our local riding, another conservative candidate,

Former mayor sued
CHBC Web posted on Monday, 05 December 2005
www.chbc.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12120

The former mayor of Salmon Arm, who resigned to run for the Conservative party in the federal election, is being sued for libel and defamation. Colin Mayes wrote a letter that was published in the Lakeshore News newspaper. It was in response to allegations Greg Husband made during his unsuccessful campaign for the mayor's job about the city's financial affairs and the circumstances surrounding the building of a new city hall and court house in Salmon Arm. Husband says after consulting a lawyer, legal action is the only way he can clear his name in the community. His lawsuit also names the newspaper and its publisher, alleging the headline to the letter was defamatory.