Liberal Candidate Paul Chiang Drops Out After Chinese Bounty Comment

Chiang’s comments are being probed by the RCMP

Then-Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary to the minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship Paul Chiang rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Paul Chiang has dropped out of the election race after coming under pressure for saying his Conservative rival should be brought to the Chinese Consulate to collect a bounty.

During an ethnic news conference in January, Chiang suggested Tory candidate Joe Tay be turned in to the consulate in order to claim a bounty placed on Tay’s head by the People’s Republic of China.