Progressive Conservatives drop candidate over old online post

Inappropriate, sexist and homophobic language left lingering on the Internet has been exacting a toll on the list of political hopefuls in Nova Scotia’s election, with a third candidate forced to withdraw Tuesday.

The Tories sent out a terse news release Tuesday afternoon noting that its candidate for Dartmouth South, Jad Crnogorac, was being dropped because of her social media postings.

Her postings included an off-colour joke about a date rape drug referred to as “roofies,” and a comment that white people not winning Black Entertainment Television awards is an example of “inequality.”. The withdrawal came a day after reports of Dartmouth East Candidate Bill McEwen’s involvement with the “Bullpen” website.

The former military officer and journalist was considered a youthful prospect for the NDP in a riding that appeared to be a hard-fought contest. McEwen had attempted to take the website down  after not posting on it since 2013 but someone managed to find it from a cached archive.

In addition to derogatory terms for gay people, the opening statement of the site’s mission noted, “in a world of breast implants, fast food and cheap beer, what’s not to love about being a man.”

Last week Liberal Candiate for Pictou East Mathew Macknight was dropped over a past tweet that included the hashtag “downsyndrome.”

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