Lawyers representing former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown on Monday filed a statement of claim in Superior Court against CTV, which first reported accusations of sexual misconduct levied by two women. Brown is seeking more than $8 million in damages from CTV, a division of Bell Media. "Within hours, Mr. Brown was forced to resign as Leader of the ON PC Party, his rising political aspirations shattered." The statement says polls suggested Brown was the "presumptive" next premier of Ontario before the allegations were published. None of the allegations in Brown's statement of claim have been tested in court.

Source: CBC News April 23, 2018 14:16 UTC