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Marilyn North Peigan will no longer be the party’s candidate in the north-central Calgary riding, currently held by UCP MLA Jeremy Nixon, after she retweeted a video clip of Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean with an accompanying tweet claimed he was corrupt and that one of his family members was a corrupt Calgary Stampede board member.
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“The publication of these posts follows an ongoing pattern of behavior that undermines this candidate’s ability to work with or represent the Alberta NDP and its members,” Stevens said. “Given all of this, her candidacy was withdrawn today by a decision of the party’s desk officers.” Stevens said the party will reach out to Calgary to confirm the comments made do not reflect the Alberta NDP. The Calgary Stampede declined to comment when asked about the posts Wednesday. North Peigan, who ran unsuccessfully as a Ward 7 candidate in last year’s municipal election, could not be reached for comment Wednesday night. [email protected]
