Patrick Brown says the bizarre turn of events that led to him being disqualified from the Conservative leadership race began on June 29.
In an exclusive interview with the Toronto Sun, Brown said that’s when the party began asking a series of questions about his campaign.
After answering questions on a variety of issues, though, Brown said he was booted from the race over an anonymous allegation that an organizer was being paid by a private company to campaign for him. He said his campaign asked for details on who the organizer was, or which company was allegedly paying organizers, but said the party refused to say.
“You can’t fight a phantom,” Brown said.
Without details, he said his team wasn’t able to look into the matter or provide evidence either supporting or refuting the allegation.
He called the process to remove him unfair, damaging to the party, and ultimately done to try and ensure a Pierre Poilievre victory.
“It’s disappointing,” Brown said. “If we can’t run a free and fair election, it damages the brand of the party.”
The party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) released a statement late Tuesday after a hastily called meeting, claiming grave violations of party rules and the Canada Elections Act by Brown’s campaign. They did not release any details on the allegations and said the party would not be commenting further.
That has led to plenty of speculation on Brown’s departure, including claims of dodgy membership...
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