Erin O'Toole, running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party promising to stand up for Canadian workers, used American ones on his campaign. A U.S. call centre was hired in May by a Canadian vendor the O'Toole campaign uses to contact party members, his campaign confirmed. WATCH | How has COVID-19 changed to Conservative leadership race:Conservative strategists Jaime Watt, Michele Cadario and Brian Topp discuss the state of the Conservative leadership race as it hits a key deadline. Use of American firms not newIt's not unprecedented for American firms to be used in Canadian campaign work. Jim Ross, who is listed online as a consultant to Front Porch, is on the O'Toole campaign team.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2020 15:19 UTC