ener - Con est oga . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Harold ▁Al bre cht ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁contest ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁German - Can ad ian ▁Congress , ▁W ett lau fer ▁def ended ▁accused ▁war ▁criminal ▁Hel mut ▁Ober land er ▁who ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁Canadian ▁citizens hip . ▁W ett lau fer ▁said , ▁" The ▁court ▁case ▁did ▁not ▁prove ▁beyond ▁a ▁doubt ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁war ▁criminal ." ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁W ett lau fer ▁stir red ▁controvers y ▁with ▁a ▁twe et , ▁later ▁deleted , ▁that ▁claimed ▁female ▁elect ors ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁because ▁they ▁" get ▁all ▁their ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star " ▁and ▁are ▁" less ▁informed ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁r iding ▁of ▁K itch ener ▁Centre . ▁During ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁W ett lau fer ▁contrad icted ▁his ▁party ▁platform ▁during ▁an ▁all ▁candidate ▁debate ▁when ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁public ▁sector ▁jobs ▁would ▁be ▁cut ▁entirely ▁through ▁attr ition . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Da iene ▁Vern ile ▁by ▁ 6 , 9 1 3 ▁votes . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁K itch ener ▁in ▁the ▁ 2