Ottawa

On third thought

A few days after revoking his previous endorsement of a Conservative candidate with a controversial past, Peter Kent revokes his revocation.

“I regret any embarrassment that my remarks may have caused the Prime Minister,” Mr. Kent said in a statement sent to The Globe and Mail after Mr. Harper defended the candidate, Gavan Paranchothy, during a weekend campaign stop in Mississauga, Ont.

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