A tradesman caught on camera urinating into a coffee cup while working in someone's home has dropped out of running for Canada's parliament.
Jerry Bance had been competing as a Conservative in a Toronto district but a party spokesman said on Monday that he is "no longer a candidate".
Broadcaster CBC used hidden cameras in 2012 to video Mr Bance as he attended to a leaky sink as a repairman.
In a statement he said he was "deeply regretful" over the incident.
But opposition politicians wasted no time trying to capitalise.
"He must be someone who is adept at [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper's trickle-down theory of economics,'' said New Democrat leader Tom Mulcair.
Mr Bance was filmed during an episode of CBC-TV's investigative series Marketplace, which was aiming to expose and confront workmen overcharging for simple repairs.
With the homeowner in the next room, he is seen relieving himself in a mug before dumping its contents into the sink and rinsing it out.
Canadians go to the polls on 19 October, with Mr Harper's governing Conservative Party seeking re-election.
Last week, the country recorded its second consecutive quarter of economic contraction and officially entered a recession
Taking the piss Canadian style
Taking the piss Canadian style
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
POOR GUY
I bet the whole incident was taken out of context.
Media distortion kills yet another viable political candidate. No wonder so few deep thinkers run for office.
Media distortion kills yet another viable political candidate. No wonder so few deep thinkers run for office.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: Taking the piss Canadian style
The man was just tinkling out of the pot!
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato