‘It’s taken away our voice’: Calls grow for ousted Liberal Kevin Vuong to resign
Global News
Politicians and constituents are calling for Kevin Vuong to step down after he announced that he will continue to serve Spadina--Fort York as an Independent.
Calls continue to grow for ousted Liberal Spadina—Fort York candidate Kevin Vuong to resign and for a byelection to be held after the now-Independent won the riding’s seat.
The Liberals announced Vuong would no longer be affiliated with the party on Saturday — two days before the election took place — following news that came to light regarding a dropped sexual assault charge against him.
In response to Vuong’s decision to keep the seat as an Independent, many politicians and constituents have called for him to step down, with some voters saying they cast their ballots before he was removed from the Liberal roster.
Moreover, some who voted on election day found it unclear as to whether they were choosing to elect Vuong or the Liberal Party. (Vuong remained listed as the Liberal candidate on the ballot because he was dropped just under three weeks after the cut-off date for candidate nominations.)
“I feel like people have been cheated of their choice to pick somebody that runs on a platform and runs still on that platform,” Gabriela Artiga, a Spadina—Fort York resident, told Global News.
“What is his plan now as an Independent? Have his views changed? What is he going to do for us?”
Artiga said she and her family voted in the riding. She said she thinks Vuong should resign and that she feels it’s his responsibility to listen to the community as a public servant.
“It’s taken away our voice, and we voted (not knowing) what was going to happen,” Artiga added.
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