Liberal Party Confirms Ruby Dhalla’s Disqualification From Leadership Race

Ruby Dhalla, Liberal candidate for Brampton-Springdale, holds a news conference in Brampton, Ont., on April 27, 2011. The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

The Liberal Party of Canada confirms that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race.

In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael says the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla.