Surging Liberals dealt blow as campaign co-chair resigns [View all]

Source: The Globe and Mail

The Liberal Party suffered its biggest blow of the election campaign as its co-chair stepped down for giving advice concerning the next government to a major oil firm, on the same day Leader Justin Trudeau started to call for a majority mandate.

Daniel Gagnier, a political veteran who is also a consultant in the energy sector, spent time on Mr. Trudeau’s campaign bus last week and played a key role in organizing the party in Quebec. Earlier this week, he also sent a three-page note to TransCanada Corp. officials on potential scenarios for the energy sector after the election, according to a leaked e-mail.

The controversy stands to hurt the Liberal Party in Quebec, where TransCanada’s Energy East project has been a lightning rod for opposition to proposed pipelines in the province.

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