Jesse Rau, the former Calgary Transit driver who was fired after speaking out against the city's Pride Bus, is now trying to secure a seat in the House of Commons.
Rau, who reached out to the media in August and spoke out about his views regarding the City's rainbow-wrapped Pride Bus, has now registered for the Christian Heritage Party in the riding of Calgary-Signal Hill.
He says he is running for Parliament because "our freedoms of conscience and belief are quickly being eroded by dishonest men with selfish ambition".
The announcement was made in a news release issued by Artur Pawlowski, a spokesman for Calgary's Street Church, an outspoken and politically active group that has condemned gay people on its website as minions of Satan.
Pawlowski says Rau will be running "to represent all those in all sectors of society who are bullied by political correctness to do things which violate their consciences and their commitment to Christian Biblical values."
City officials say that Rau, who was still on probation, was let go because he violated the code of conduct and media relations policy.
His letter of dismissal pointed out that Rau had never been asked to operate the Pride bus and was specifically advised he would not be assigned to it.
According to its website, the Christian Heritage Party is running six other candidates in Alberta ridings; three in British Columbia and Manitoba; 12 in Ontario; one in Prince Edward Island; and two in Quebec.
(With files from the Canadian Press)
