Green Party Candidate Erik Schomann Resigns Over Islamophobic Facebook Post

OTTAWA — The federal Green party has accepted an election candidate’s resignation over a social-media post in which he mused about sending pig meat to devotees of Muhammad.However, the party appears to be standing by another nominee who is being accused of belittling the Holocaust.Concerns about the candidates flared Thursday as Green Leader Elizabeth May prepared to take part in an evening campaign debate in Toronto.Erik Schomann stepped down as the party’s nominee for the Ont