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Austin was removed after social media posts came to light that were “Irreconcilable with the values of the Liberal Party of Canada,” according to the party.

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The posts in question were made on a Twitter account linked to Austin. The contentious posts came after the 2014 Parliament Hill shootings.

He equated Canada’s spy agency CSIS with the Gestapo, and accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of turning Ottawa into a war zone.

The Gestapo Of Canada lol 🙂 http://t.co/FY6eFuCoUh #ableg #ablib #abvote #CBC

— AustinAlbertaLiberal (@Austin_AB_Lib) October 27, 2014

Harper has turned our Nation’s Capital into a War Zone as his thirst for War. http://t.co/1VUhyB14DF #ableg #ablib #abvote #CBC

— AustinAlbertaLiberal (@Austin_AB_Lib) October 22, 2014

Austin is the latest casualty of former social media posts.

So far seven Conservative candidates, five Liberals, and two NDP candidates have been dropped by their parties this election.

“I don’t like how they keep bugging each other, but that’s politics,” said Theresa Domotor. “That’s the name of the game. It can get a little bit dirty.”

Herb Goldhawk said he doesn’t agree.

“If I said something ten years ago, and I didn’t mean to be rude, I’d hope everyone in the whole world doesn’t hate me,” he said.

Given the highly charged issues underneath Austin’s tweets, Goldhawk did admit there’s a difference between an offensive post and sharing a joke.

“The thing about a racial slur and little joke in good faith is kinda two different things.”

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