— Former Olympic flag-bearer Adam van Koeverden will be carrying the Liberal banner into the coming federal election, after securing the nomination in the southern Ontario riding of Milton on Sunday. The decorated athlete, who carried the Canadian flag in both Athens and Beijing, declared his intention to try for the Milton nomination in October. "The Liberal party leadership did not allow me to contest the nomination so that (the) prime minister's preferred candidate, Adam van Koeverden, can be nominated." A spokesman for the Liberals said the Milton nomination was held in accordance with the party's nomination rules, and more than 800 Liberal members turned out to vote. Braeden Caley declined to provide a breakdown of the results, but said the other nomination candidate was Mian Abubaqr, the president of the Milton riding association.

Source: Huffington Post January 21, 2019 11:15 UTC