A Liberal Party of Canada committee has voted unanimously to disqualify former MP Ruby Dhalla from the race to be the next leader, according to a source.
That source, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said a special joint committee met and voted Friday afternoon to remove Dhalla for violating the race’s rules.
Dhalla can appeal the decision under the party’s rules.
The source said she faced 12 allegations, including accepting donations from a corporation in the form of payments to campaign staff.
Dhalla was accused of failing to disclose the involvement of a non-Canadian citizen in her campaign, which the party alleges would amount to foreign interference if it happened during an election period.
Dhalla posted on social media Friday afternoon in response to CBC News’s reporting that the party was meeting to discuss whether to disqualify her.
“These allegations are fabricated, fictitious and fake and yet another attempt by unknown sources to have me removed from the debate and the ballot,” she said.
More to come.
