Overview
- The party’s Leadership Vote Committee cited "credible evidence of harassment, intimidation and physical confrontation" involving members, staff and volunteers.
- An independent Review Committee upheld the disqualification after Engler requested a review, according to NDP national director Lucy Watson.
- The committee’s rationale also flagged statements it says echoed Russian propaganda, used antisemitic language including "Holocaust industry," and suggested sympathy for Syria’s Assad.
- A video from April shows Engler following Liberal MP Anna Gainey to her car as she tells him to leave her alone, which the party referenced in outlining concerning conduct.
- Engler says he has raised about $100,000–$110,000, plans to continue touring or refund donors on request, and separately awaits a January verdict in a Montreal harassment case.