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EDMONTON — The Liberals have dropped an Alberta candidate after some previous comments came to light.

Chris Austin had been selected as the candidate for Sturgeon River-Parkland, but the Liberals said Wednesday that new information brought to their attention led them to drop him.

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“Some of Chris Austin’s views, as articulated in past comments, are irreconcilable with the values of the Liberal Party of Canada,” the party said in a statement.

The Liberals did not elaborate on those past comments. But a Twitter account bearing the same name posted a link to a video of last year’s Parliament Hill shooting, writing, “Harper has turned our Nation’s Capital into a War Zone as his thirst for War.”

The account also posted a link to a news article about spy agency Communications Security Establishment Canada and wrote, “The Gestapo Of Canada lol :)”

The same day a post linked to a story about the CBC firing Jian Ghomeshi with the comment, “Will Canada Become A Fascists Dictatorship?”