Patrick Brown campaign endorses Jean Charest in Conservative leadership race

Former Conservative management candidate Patrick Brown’s marketing campaign is urging supporters to vote for Jean Charest, in accordance with an e mail despatched to International Information on Tuesday.

Brown was disqualified from the Conservative Occasion of Canada (CPC) management race on July 5 over an alleged violation of economic provisions and the Election Canada Act.

In response to the e-mail, which particulars a name between Brown and his supporters, the marketing campaign states that they may proceed to pursue all authorized choices to try to overturn the disqualification, however “there’s a sturdy chance” that their enchantment “received’t succeed earlier than the vote.”

“If that’s the case, Patrick has been clear he would help any new chief of the CPC besides Pierre Poilievre,” it reads. “If it involves that, he will probably be voting for Jean Charest. He inspired his supporters to remain concerned, do their analysis and make their very own alternative for subsequent chief of the celebration.”

Charest is the previous Quebec premier from 2003 to 2012.

The word added that Brown additionally has excessive regard for candidates Leslyn Lewis and Scott Aitcheson, however “Charest has one of the best probability to cease Pierre Poilievre extremism.”

Poilievre was seen main a “Freedom Convoy” march in Ottawa on June 30, with a gaggle of purple and white adorned supporters following him. Beside him was James Topp, who has far-right extremist ties, International Information beforehand reported.

Brown has alleged that the CPC disqualified him to make sure Poilievre’s victory, in accordance with an announcement launched by Brown’s marketing campaign on July 6.

In an announcement launched by the CPC on July 5, Ian Brodie, chair of the Management Election Organizing Committee (LEOC), said that since Brown’s marketing campaign failed to supply data that “satisfies considerations about their compliance with the CPC’s Guidelines and Procedures and/or the Canada Elections Act,” he was disqualified.

Brown employed high-profile lawyer Marie Henein to enchantment to Brodie and chief returning officer Don Nightingale, regardless of the celebration’s election guidelines stating that every one selections by the LEOC are ultimate.

As well as, the CPC has employed an impartial authorized counsel to assist evaluate if certainly one of its committees has the jurisdiction to listen to Brown’s enchantment.

On Tuesday, Charest and his workforce circulated an announcement from former MP John Reynolds, who served as co-chair on Brown’s marketing campaign. Reynolds stated Charest is “the unity candidate” that the CPC wants throughout a time when its divisions inside caucus and the broader motion had been on full show.

Reynolds didn’t point out Brown by title or the Brampton mayor’s efforts to enchantment his disqualification from the management race.

On Monday, the CPC tweeted that greater than 675,000 members are eligible to vote for the subsequent celebration chief, which the celebration claims is “greater than ever earlier than” in its historical past.

Members are being requested to finish and mail their management election ballots again to the celebration earlier than Sept. 6. A winner will probably be introduced on Sept. 10.

Brown’s title continues to be on the poll regardless of his disqualification, which was introduced after ballots had been already within the mail to members.

— with recordsdata from International Information’ David Akin and Rachel Gilmore, and The Canadian Press