The Jewish Daily Forward reports

The Jewish National Fund of Canada has canceled a scheduled speech by U.S. presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee.

Huckabee, who is vying for the Republican bid in 2016, had his Oct. 15 speaking engagement in Ottawa canceled on June 10 following objections from the Canadian LGBTQ community, the Canadian Jewish News reported.

The speech was to be at a dinner supporting autism research in Israel. JNF’s CEO said that Huckabee was a strong supporter of Israel but “the media spotlight has recently focused on Mr. Huckabee’s comments about issues that bear no relevance to JNF or autism.”

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