Former Conservative candidate who peed in coffee mug now a target of online jokes
Posted September 6, 2015 10:47 pm.
Last Updated September 7, 2015 11:56 am.
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A (former) Conservative candidate who peed in a coffee mug is already the target of online jokes.
Jerry Bance was running for the riding of Scarborough Rouge Park, but a party spokesperson confirmed on Monday that Bance will not be running in the east Toronto riding.
According to the CBC, Bance also owns and operates XPress Appliance Service, a home repair company. In 2012, CBC’s Marketplace was investigating home repair companies using hidden cameras. Bance was caught on camera urinating in a mug and dumping the contents in the homeowner’s sink.
Bance apologized, telling CBC News he “deeply regrets” his actions and that “the footage from that day does not reflect who I am as a professional or a person.”
The footage was re-aired on Sunday and Bance quickly became the target of online jokes and the subject of his very own hashtag, #peegate.
Another joke suggested that a noted Conservative supporter who previously heckled reporters had leapt to Bance’s defense:
The jokes didn’t stop after the party announced Bance would no longer be their candidate in the riding:
NDP leader Tom Mulcair also took the opportunity to make a couple puns on the campaign trail on Monday:
