Liberal candidates revolt in Markham-Thornhill as retroactive deadline seen as favouring top Trudeau aide Ng

On Feb. 20, the Liberal Party sent an email saying the deadline for signing up new members eligible to vote was Feb. 14.

Markham businessman Nadeem Qureshi, left, and Markham school board trustee Juanita Nathan are saying that the Liberal nomination process in Markham-Thornhill is not fair. They say Mary Ng, right, director of appointments to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is the party leadership's preferred candidate. Photographs courtesy of candidates

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BY ABBAS RANA

February 27, 2017

Two candidates seeking the federal Liberal nomination in the vacant Markham-Thornhill, Ont., riding are crying foul over the party’s handling of the nomination process, saying the party is “doing everything they can” to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s director of appointments, Mary Ng, e...

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