‘To cry racism is appalling and disgusting’: war of words starts among Conservatives after close Oxford, Ont., byelection result

Senior Tory operatives’ claims of racist tactics by the Liberals in June 19 byelection is to deflect blame for parachuting a candidate into the riding, says rival nomination candidate Deborah Tait.

Hamish Marshall, left, accused the Liberal candidate David Hilderley, right, of using ‘racist’ tactics against Conservative candidate Arpan Khanna, second from right, in the Oxford, Ont. byelection campaign. Deborah Tait, second from left, a municipal councillor in Woodstock, Ont. dismissed this allegation as “appalling and disgusting.”The Hill Times photographs and courtesy of Facebook, City of Woodstock, and Arpankhanna.ca

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 26, 2023

The Conservatives won last week's Oxford, Ont., byelection by a close margin, but a vicious war of words has started within the party, with the daughter of outgoing MP Dave MacKenzie accusing senior Tories of “appalling and disgusting” tactics to divert blame from the no...

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