With two months to go before the Conservative Party chooses its next leader, Patrick Brown has been ejected from the race over allegations he broke financing rules.
Brown’s campaign quickly fired back, saying in a statement early Wednesday that his disqualification is unfounded and an attempt to ensure his rival Pierre Poilievre wins the race. It added it would consult its legal team.
The bombshell news came in a statement released late Tuesday night by the party’s leadership election organizing committee, which said Brown was being disqualified from the race after “serious allegations of wrongdoing” related to financing rules.
“We regret having to take these steps but we
