This sounds made up but seems legit, if Daily Mail is to be believed. This connection was reported by Juno News (formerly True North) but their story is behind a paywall https://www.junonews.com/p/exclusive-liberal-candidate-had-leg

The Liberal candidate for Calgary Confederation was profiled in 2011 by a U.K. outlet after he had a controversial cosmetic surgery where he had his leg bones broken by doctors so he could be four inches taller.

Thomas Keeper, the Liberal candidate for Calgary Confederation explained the reasoning behind the decision to undergo the operation in an interview with the Daily Mail.

From 2012: https://archive.is/YSWi3

But Thomas Keeper, 36, disagrees. A Canadian estate agent, he was 5ft 6in and had the operation two years ago to make him 5ft 10in. After his operation, he met Maggie, 26, who is 5ft 8in, via an internet dating site. By the time they met in person, he was 2in taller than her. They are now married and Maggie gave birth to their first child before Christmas.

‘When I told my wife about the operation she said she would never have been interested in a guy shorter than her,’ says Thomas.

‘Being short is a pain because the world treats you differently. ‘Look at the way people mock Tom Cruise and Nicolas Sarkozy.’

https://liberal.ca/nomination-notices/acclamation-notice-calgary-confederation-2025/

I’m pleased to share that Thomas Keeper has been acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Calgary Confederation in the next federal election, and will continue building on our hard work to keep Canada moving forward.