Troy Myers, a one-time federal Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia, is on indefinite leave from his role as CEO and chief librarian at South Shore Public Libraries. The allegation, which he has denied, cost him the Conservative Party nomination in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour for this month's election. On Tuesday evening, the board of directors for the South Shore Public Libraries issued a statement announcing that it had decided to place Myers on administrative leave until further notice. The board said it has scheduled an emergency meeting to review the allegation and "consider its next steps." The allegation against Myers emerged Sunday evening on Twitter, where Lauren Skabar described meeting Myers at a library conference when she was a masters student specializing in librarianship.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2021 15:45 UTC