Some Halifax communications experts praised the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives for dealing swiftly with a complaint of sexual harassment against the party's former leader and MLA Jamie Baillie. Lydon said he is friends with both the accuser and Baillie and said it's "just a heartbreaking thing to have to see so close." Emodi compared Baillie's exit with that of Ontario Conservative Party Leader Patrick Brown, who resigned early Thursday in the wake of allegations of sexual impropriety. Patrick Brown stepped down early Thursday as Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader after two women accused him of sexual misconduct. They removed Jamie from his role and they went public to try to manage the situation.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 10:52 UTC