Blaming ethnic, religious ‘divisive forces,’ and family reasons, former Tory MP Shory quits Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview

If Independent MP Darshan Kang were not allowed to return to the Liberal caucus, former Trudeau adviser Jessie Chahal would likely seek the Liberal nomination in Calgary Skyview.

Former two-term Conservative MP Devinder Shory, right, pictured at a St. Patrick's Day party on the Hill in 2008 with Conservative MPs Kelly Block, left, Cathy McLeod, Steven Blaney, then Quebec Conservative Senator Suzanne Duplessis, staffer Nicholas Sachot, and Conservative MP Alice Wong. Mr. Shory withdrew his nomination bid in Calgary Skyview for family reasons and because of what he said were divisive ethnic and religious politics in the riding. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 18, 2018

A former two-term Conservative MP says he withdrew his name from the June 16 Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview for family reasons, but is also blaming some ethnic and religious "divisive forces" for trying to undermine his nomination bid. “I don’t think it is worth it to be a M...

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