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The organizers of an upcoming holistic expo in Calgary aren’t troubled by participation in the event from a father convicted of letting his son die.

Well aware of David Stephan’s deletion as a keynote speaker at a wellness expo in February after sponsors objected, the promoter of the Body Soul & Spirit Expo on April 27-29 said he doesn’t see any ethical problems with Stephan’s presence among nine other presenters.

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“We addressed that quite a while ago, when that stuff about the wellness show came up,” said Chandler Armstrong. “We don’t see our role as part of the court system or judging … Our stance is if David is found guilty by the courts, he’ll have to live with it.”

In 2016, Stephan was found guilty in a Lethbridge court of failing to provide the necessaries of life, following the bacterial meningitis death of his 19-month-old son, Ezekiel, in March 2012. His wife Collet Stephan was also convicted in relation to their child’s death.