Poilievre, Charest quick on outreach to Brown organizers for support in Tory leadership vote

The Patrick Brown controversy has put all other leadership candidates under the microscope to see if any of them breached any of the same rules that the Brampton mayor’s campaign is alleged to have done, says pollster Nik Nanos.

After the disqualification of Patrick Brown, bottom centre, five candidates are left in the Conservative leadership contest field, including Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, and Roman Baber. The Conservative Party has already started to mail ballots to party members and the final result will be announced Sept. 10The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 11, 2022

With Patrick Brown out of the Conservative leadership contest, the Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest campaigns are reaching out to organizers of the Brampton, Ont., mayor’s team to nab their support in the race. “Poilievre and Charest have contacted us for our support,” said one Brown organiz...

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