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In a statement released Wednesday evening, Fullerton rejected the allegation she’s Islamophobic in her response to the second Liberal attack on her in a week. The last was about arguments she’s made, as a former doctor, in favour of more privately funded health care. Both Fullerton and Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford promptly avowed their support for public health care.

“Today, the Wynne Liberals again attempted to distract from their abysmal record of mismanagement and waste, by attacking my character,” she wrote. “As a physician, I have served people in our community from all walks of life, religions and cultures for 26 years. My core values have always been to serve and respect all people.”

She’s been to Muslim prayers and community events, she wrote. “I have profound respect for all faiths and cultures, and I am deeply disappointed, but not surprised, that the Liberals have sought to distract from their 15-year record of scandal.”

Fullerton has since made her longstanding @doctorfullerton Twitter account private, though her @votemerrilee campaign account is open. The Liberals obviously have an archive of the private account.

A couple of other Fullerton tweets they cited were on other subjects.

One from 2011 linked to a Globe and Mail editorial arguing that gay public figures don’t have an obligation to be open about their sexual orientations. (Kanata teen Jamie Hubley, who was gay and bullied over it, had died by suicide that month.)