| 1 | HALIFAX -- An NDP candidate in Nova Scotia has resigned after comments he allegedly made in a Facebook discussion emerged on a Conservative website. |
| 2 | Morgan Wheeldon was the party's candidate in the Annapolis Valley riding of Kings-Hants, but NDP campaign advisor Brad Lavigne said Monday that is no longer the case. |
| 3 | A party news release didn't provide details of what Lavigne said on Facebook, and the post has been deleted. |
| 4 | However, the Conservatives are circulating a Facebook screen grab from 2014 where Wheeldon allegedly comments, "one could argue that Israel's intention was always to ethnically cleanse the region." |
| 5 | Lavigne said the party is aware of information that hadn't been previously disclosed and the candidate's position was "not in line" with the NDP position. |
| 6 | He said when the party approached Wheeldon with this information, he submitted his resignation. |