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According to an event description, Liberal candidate Tariq Chaudary was involved in a lecture by Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik.

Naik has been banned from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia, his sermons have also been said to inspire terrorists. 

“If bin Laden is fighting enemies of Islam, I am for him. If he is terrorizing America—the terrorist, biggest terrorist—I am with him,” said Naik once about the notorious leader of Al-Qaeda.

Chaudary who is the Liberal candidate for Edmonton-Riverbend was listed as a contact for a talk by Naik on “Religion in the Right Perspective” hosted in Edmonton.

The event was marketed as free for non-Muslims and cost $10 for Muslims. In other sermons, Naik has spoken positively of sex slavery suggesting that men have the right to female slaves. 

Naik has also made controversial comments suggesting that LGBT people suffer from mental illness caused by pornogrpahy. 

“LGBT Community are patients suffering from a sinful mental problem. It’s because they watch pornographic movies. The TV channels are to be blamed,” said Naik in a video.

Naik also advocates for the death penalty for apostasy or leaving the Islamic faith saying that it is the most “humane” punishment. 

“There is a death penalty in Islam for such a person,” said Naik in a television interview. 

The event description describes Naik as “renowned as an international orator on Islam and comparative religion”.

In a 2008 bankruptcy and insolvency ruling, a judge called Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros a “narcissist” and “egocentric”. 

“In my estimation Mrs. Calogheros is an egocentric individual who acknowledges few limitations on what means may be employed to attain her goals,” said the trial judge. 

Calogheros is the Liberal candidate for the British Columbia riding of Cariboo-Prince George and is currently the Chief Executive Officer, The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre.

The civil suit was between Caloghero’s husband, his ex-wife and Tracy Caloghero’s parents. The judge noted that Mrs. Calogheros was a “driving force” behind her husband’s life.

“Although Tracy Calogheros (nee Boychuck) was not a named party in the litigation, she had been and remained very much a driving force in the bankrupt’s life,” wrote the court decision. 

In the suit, her husband owed his ex-wife Karie Lynn Leboe nearly $35,000 in costs awarded to her. After demanding the costs be payed, Mr. Caloghero in turn filed for bankruptcy 

While the now-Liberal candidate was not an active participant in the trial she was mentioned as taking part in the situation.

Calogheros also ran for the Liberal party in 2015 but lost to Conservative Todd Doherty.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer made a campaign commitment on Wednesday to put an end to illegal immigration into Canada along our border with the United States. 

According to official statistics by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 45,517 illegal border crossers have entered Canada since February 2017.

Illegal entry into the country has continued without hindrance since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s infamous “Welcome to Canada” tweet on January 28, 2017. The Liberals have since done very little to curb the flow of illegal immigrants which has been growing steadily each year. 

In 2017, a total of 18,060 illegal border crossers entered into Canada, whereas in 2018 a whopping 20,599 were allowed entry illegally.

Scheer made the announcement while at a campaign stop along Roxham Road in Lacolle, Quebec. Roxham Road is one of the most popular destinations for illegal immigrants seeking to get into the country and is the spot where most of the border crossings take place. 

In 2018, figures showed that nearly 96 per cent of all illegal border crossings took place at that location.

“For Canadians to have faith in the immigration system, the rules have to be followed and the laws have to be enforced. As prime minister, that’s exactly what I will do,” said Scheer. 

Scheer claimed he intends to refocus Canada’s immigration system towards economic aspects and refugees most in need of asylum. He also promised his party would amend the Safe Third Country Agreement, which regulates asylum claims made between Canada and the United States. 

According to the Canada Border Services Agency, there is a backlog of approximately 18,000 people waiting to be deported from Canada, some of which are illegal border crossers.