Less than 24 hours after the Liberals announced their candidate for Parry Sound-Muskoka, he has been fired.
On Tuesday, the provincial Liberals announced that Barry Stanley, a Bracebridge resident and retired elementary school teacher from the York Region District School Board would be representing the riding in the upcoming election.
That announcement was followed Wednesday by an article in the Toronto Star, wherein Stanley asserts that homosexuality is caused by infants “rebreathing” their own air shortly after birth.
Later the same day the Liberals abruptly fired Stanely, saying that he was terminated as soon as the information came to light.
In 2009, Stanley self-published a book entitled Rebreathing, which is currently available on Amazon. The book lays out Stanley’s thoughts on the effects of rebreathing as it pertains to a number of illnesses ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to learning disabilities.
In the Star article, Stanley admits his theory is controversial and has not been scientifically proven.
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