Gilles Guibord no longer Conservative candidate after internet comments surface

Gilles Guibord is no longer running as a Conservative candidate in Montreal after some online comments he made in the past few yearswere called into question.

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Some Random Political Blogis taking credit for getting Guibord firedafter it published a selection of comments made by Guibordin the comment section of various Journal de Montralnewspaper articlesconsidered by some to be sexist and racist, including:

"First Nations refused to integrate into European culture. It's their right, but there was a price to pay for that decision: Rejecting urban society and its advantages. The federal government used corruption to keep First Nations quieter Political parties didn't take responsibility for integrating aboriginal communities"

As well as:

"Before treating our ancestors as thieves, we have to at least not betray history. In Quebec, it's the descendents of the French who have ancestral rights [to land], not the Mohawks. The Supreme Court still does not understand that."

Under a blog post about religiousattitudes toward women's bodies hewrote:

"To be fair, I think it's better to speak of men's authority over women, than of superiority. I think that male-female relations were not determined by religion, but rather by forces present before religions [existed]. Man was stronger than woman, the woman was placed under his protection. Because of pregnancies, women were often in a state of fragility or insecurity, so men protected them, etc."

The Conservative Party of Canada wouldn't say whether Guibord had been fired itwould only confirm that Guibord is no longer running for the party in the Montreal riding ofRosemontLa-Petite-Patrie.

Any mention of Guibord has been removed from the CPC's website.

Guibord, whowas an active member of the Parti Qubcois in the 1960s and 1970s before running for the Conservatives,didnot immediately return request for comment.

His departure comes the same week thatAla Buzreba stepped down as the Liberal candidate for Calgary Nose Hill after coming under fire for comments she had posted on Twitter in 2011.