'Peegate' memes flood Twitter after Tory candidate caught urinating in mug

Jerry Bance, the service technician andnow-former Conservative candidate caughtpeeing into a mugthree years ago,is the latest target of federal election-based online ridicule. The internetwas quick to mockBance's actionsafter hidden camera picturesof one of hishouse calls resurfaced online Sunday evening.

The footage, part of a 2012 episode ofCBC'sinvestigative showMarketplace, showed Bancepeeing into a coffee cup before dumping the contents into the sink and rinsing it out. CBC News received a tip late Sunday evening that the service technician in the footage was Bance.

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A Conservative spokesman confirmed to CBC News Monday morning that Bance would no longer be the candidate forthe Toronto-area riding ofScarboroughRouge Park, saying he was dropped for not being truthful during the screening process, the party said.

But social media werealready strewn with a steady stream ofurine-inspired jokes.#peegate hasbeentrending on Twitter in Canada since the story broke.

The mug that Bance grabbed from the sink and thenurinated ingot a lot of online love.

Of course, the mug got its own Twitter account.

The account was madeless than anhour after CBC Newsbroke the story Sunday evening.

...and 'Bance' became its very ownverb.

The incident happened back in 2012.

This Twitter user suggested that common servicemanetiquette has been forgotten in the three years since it happened.

Some of this campaign's most notable memeswere trotted out, with a pee-inducedspin.

There werehomages tothe enthusiastic Harper hand gestures (also known as the finger pinch) andthe name submissions for Harper's campaign plane.

And with any meme-ladenmoment during this campaign, there was the requisite appearance bythe angry old Conservative supporter... and Mike Duffy.

Some used the opportunity to question the vetting process for federal election candidates.

There havebeen a rash of political candidates across all parties who have been disciplined or dropped off the ballot entirely for their past bad behaviour that is traceable online.

CalgaryLiberalcandidate Ala Buzrebasteppeddownafter offensive tweets she made as a teenageresurfaced online. Nova Scotia NDP candidate Morgan Wheeldonresigned after a screengrab of a Facebook post he made about Israel were circulated.

In addition to Bance, the Conservatives also dropped Tim Dutaud as a candidateon Monday. Dutaud, who was running in the Toronto-Danforth riding, was found starring inoffensive and embarrassing online videos.

The Conservatives' announcementthat Bance would no longer be running just lentitself to more jokes.

And this Twitter user summed up the whole campaign thus farwith a toast.