TORONTO – Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath has ousted longtime member Paul Miller from the caucus and will not let him run under party banners in the June election over what he describes as a “false accusation.”
Miller, who has represented Hamilton-East Stoney Creek since 2007, said he consulted with a lawyer about legal ways to prosecute.
Neither Miller nor the party would reveal what is at the heart of the dispute. A party source said it was something from the last four years and was not a police matter.
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A brief statement Thursday by Horwath said she made the decision after the party completed its pre-election vetting process for Miller.
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“I have been informed about the new information that was discovered during this vetting process, and find it clearly unacceptable,” she wrote.
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Miller disputes the NDP’s discovery.
“It is a false claim they have made and it will be brought to the attention of the public in time,” he said in an interview.
“I think they want to change the face of the party and move in a different direction with different candidates. I think they are getting rid of the old guys.”
The party did not comment on Miller’s claims.
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Miller noted that it was “quite unusual for him to be removed from office four times a few weeks before an election.”
He acknowledged that any legal path he chose to pursue would not happen soon enough for him to get the NDP ballot on June 2, but he said he had “options” such as running independently or join another party.
“I can tell you that I will be in some form on the ballot,” he said.
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