India, April 1 -- A controversial Liberal Party MP, who threatened a rival with rendition to China, has withdrawn from the 2025 Federal election.

Paul Chiang, who represents the riding of Markham-Unionville in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), told the Canadian subsidiary of a Hong Kong outlet in January, "If you can take him to the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto, you can get the million-dollar reward."

He was referring to Conservative Party's Joe Tay, who was contesting the nomination for the seat but is now the candidate from another GTA riding of Don Valley North.

Hong Kong police had placed a bounty of CA$183,000 on Tay (equivalent to one million HK dollars), a critic of the Communist regime in Beijing.

Prime Minister Mark Car...