Conservative party concludes it had evidence to oust Patrick Brown from leadership race
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Its decision contains new allegations Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allow non-compliant membership sales through a portal.
A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown‘s disqualification from the leadership race has concluded the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention.
Its decision, released late Friday, contains new allegations Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allowed non-compliant membership sales through a portal.
“Mr. Brown was afforded ample opportunity to address these serious concerns,” Ian Brodie, chair of the party’s leadership election organizing committee, said in a statement.
The committee stunned party members and Canadians alike earlier this month when it voted 11 to six to remove Brown from the race. Brown has since launched his campaign for re-election as mayor of Brampton, Ont.
Brown’s legal counsel had filed a notice of appeal of the decision to oust him, which the party said was based on a recommendation from its chief returning officer.
A dispute resolution appeals committee had to decide whether the officer possessed the evidence to recommend Brown’s removal.
It says evidence included allegations Brown allowed more than 500 non-compliant membership sales.
“Correspondence on this issue from the candidate indicates both an unwillingness and an inability to provide the (chief returning officer) with information about the individuals who were accessing the portal to register memberships the (party) had found to be non-compliant,” the decision says.
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