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10/3 podcast: The undoing of Patrick Brown in the Conservative leadership race

Shawn Knox - Yesterday 

The race to replace Erin O’Toole as leader of Canada’s Conservatives took a surprising turn with the party’s leadership committee removing Patrick Brown as a candidate.


© Artur WidakConservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown answers journalists' questions at the end of the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta.

It’s alleged that a private corporation had paid members of Brown’s campaign staff, which would be a violation of Canadian election law.

National Post political reporter Ryan Tumilty joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss how these allegations came to light, whether Brown has any recourse, and how this changes the race in the remaining two months.

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