On Friday morning, the member from Barrie, Ont., was even thrown out of the PC caucus by its interim leader, Vic Fedeli. As he left party offices in downtown Toronto, Brown suggested that the support he’s received from members of provincial parliament, Tory candidates and volunteers prompted him to run. “I think my name has been cleared, and now it’s about getting Ontario back on track,” he told reporters. Doug Ford, businessman and former Toronto mayoral candidate, said the party has become “objectively stronger” without Brown as leader. And an advisor to another leadership candidate is leaving that campaign to join Brown’s, said Alise Mills, a crisis-communications specialist and spokeswoman for Brown.

Source: National Post February 16, 2018 16:28 UTC