When asked about the text messages, Mr. Brown says he would love to know more about the assertion, but insists his campaign did nothing wrong
Multiple text messages related to allegations that led to the ouster of Patrick Brown from the federal Conservative leadership race have been turned over to Elections Canada to investigate whether the Brampton mayor knew that a corporation was paying someone in his campaign, sources say.
Asked about the text messages, Mr. Brown said he would love to know more about that assertion, but continued to insist that his campaign had done nothing wrong. This week’s developments represent a new political setback for Mr. Brown. At the beginning of 2018, he was leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives until CTV News aired allegations of sexual misconduct from two women during the time he was a Conservative MP.
The other candidates in the Conservative leadership race are MPs Leslyn Lewis and Scott Aitchison, as well as Roman Baber, a former independent member of the Ontario Legislature and Jean Charest, the former premier of Quebec. He said there’s still a path to victory for his leadership bid. “It’s a clear choice – a very clear choice.”
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