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Canada election candidate quits after urinating in mug | Canada election candidate quits after urinating in mug |
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A tradesman caught on camera urinating into a coffee cup while working in someone's home has dropped out of running for Canada's parliament. | A tradesman caught on camera urinating into a coffee cup while working in someone's home has dropped out of running for Canada's parliament. |
Jerry Bance had been competing as a Conservative in a Toronto district but a party spokesman said on Monday that he is "no longer a candidate". | Jerry Bance had been competing as a Conservative in a Toronto district but a party spokesman said on Monday that he is "no longer a candidate". |
Broadcaster CBC used hidden cameras in 2012 to video Mr Bance as he attended to a leaky sink as a repairman. | Broadcaster CBC used hidden cameras in 2012 to video Mr Bance as he attended to a leaky sink as a repairman. |
In a statement he said he was "deeply regretful" over the incident. | In a statement he said he was "deeply regretful" over the incident. |
But opposition politicians wasted no time trying to capitalise. | But opposition politicians wasted no time trying to capitalise. |
"He must be someone who is adept at [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper's trickle-down theory of economics,'' said New Democrat leader Tom Mulcair. | "He must be someone who is adept at [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper's trickle-down theory of economics,'' said New Democrat leader Tom Mulcair. |
Mr Bance was filmed during an episode of CBC-TV's investigative series Marketplace, which was aiming to expose and confront workmen overcharging for simple repairs. | Mr Bance was filmed during an episode of CBC-TV's investigative series Marketplace, which was aiming to expose and confront workmen overcharging for simple repairs. |
With the homeowner in the next room, he is seen relieving himself in a mug before dumping its contents into the sink and rinsing it out. | |
Canadians go to the polls on 19 October, with Mr Harper's governing Conservative Party seeking re-election. | Canadians go to the polls on 19 October, with Mr Harper's governing Conservative Party seeking re-election. |
Last week, the country recorded its second consecutive quarter of economic contraction and officially entered a recession. | Last week, the country recorded its second consecutive quarter of economic contraction and officially entered a recession. |
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