WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition party has fired a candidate over what it called concerns about his campaign performance.
David Horbas was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Selkirk in 2014 and was suddenly forced out over the weekend.
Party spokesman Michael Richards says the Tories have targets for each local campaign to meet, and there were concerns that the team in Selkirk was not meeting those targets.
Richards would not reveal details, saying the party's operational targets are an internal matter.
The Tories must now find a new candidate in the constituency, which has long been held by the NDP, with less than three months to go until the provincial election.
Horbas said he is disappointed by the decision and was never given a specific reason for his ousting.
