The party did not comment on its reasons for parting ways with Loyola. Loyola has not responded to request for comment.
The party’s decision to drop him as a candidate comes after the National Post reported they had found a video from 2009 in which he appears to be praising Hezbollah and Hamas at an anti-NATO protest. Both are listed as terrorist groups in Canada.
I’m originally from Edmonton, and I recognize Loyola’s name as one that’s been in politics for years. I really have to wonder what happened here. Not familiar with Loyola as a person and never followed him much, but this comes as a shock.