Politics

With Canadian politicians stepping down after allegations of sexual misconduct, we asked political strategists to explain how candidate vetting works — and what needs to change.

The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegation against the then federal MP, but it decided to let him run in the 2015 election.

In the wake of #MeToo, two provincial party leaders — Patrick Brown in Ontario and Jamie Baillie in Nova Scotia — stepped down, and sport and disabilities minister Kent Hehr resigned from federal cabinet after allegations of inappropriate behaviour surfaced.

“Time is up,” said Justin Trudeau in his address at the World Economic Forum.

The politician notorious for her proposal to screen potential immigrants for “anti-Canadian values” will not run in next year's election.