Embattled Toronto-area Liberal candidate Paul Chiang is dropping out of the race just hours after the RCMP confirmed it’s looking into whether he broke the law by suggesting people turn a Conservative candidate running in a nearby riding into the Chinese consulate to collect a bounty.

Despite his party leader standing by his continued candidacy, a contentious Liberal MP has dropped out of the race. And Liberal leader Mark Carney had little to say about it when asked by reporters about it on Tuesday,