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Two major sponsors pulled their support of a Canadian wellness expo Sunday, over the scheduling of a father convicted in the death of his son as a keynote speaker.

David Stephan, who was convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life after his 19-month-old son, Ezekiel, died from bacterial meningitis, took to Facebook, blaming the backlash on misinformation spread by the media and Canada’s pharmaceutical industry.

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Stephan, a holistic health specialist, had been hired by Health and Wellness Expos of Canada to speak during this year’s convention tour, taking place over the weekend in Saskatoon.

He was also on the roster to speak at next month’s Calgary Wellness Expo, but that engagement is now in jeopardy as his biography no longer appears on the organizer’s website.

Uproar over Stephan’s inclusion prompted two of the show’s major sponsors — Sobeys and Flaman Fitness — to pull their sponsorship from Health and Wellness Expos of Canada.