After claims of Indigeneity challenged, Jessica Simmonds no longer running as P.E.I. Liberal candidate | SaltWire

In a March 6 interview with SaltWire Network, Liberal leader Sharon Cameron confirmed the party had received a complaint about Jessica Simmonds running as an Indigenous candidate.

Jessica Simmonds is no longer the candidate for the P.E.I. Liberal Party in District 10, Charlottetown-Winsloe. - ContributedCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Jessica Simmonds is no longer the candidate for the P.E.I. Liberal Party in Charlottetown-Winsloe.

“In these medicine walks, she encourages people to connect with nature and their inner selves,” the release said.In a March 6 interview with SaltWire Network, Liberal leader Sharon Cameron confirmed the party had received a complaint about Simmonds running as an Indigenous candidate. With the snap election only giving four weeks to campaign, the party couldn’t do that proper scrutiny, Cameron said.

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