When it comes to who knew what about Patrick Brown's alleged conduct, it's clear the story is far from straight. The rumours, Macleod said, had to do with "inappropriate touching, or multiple girlfriends," among other things. Party deputy leaders Ontario MPP Sylvia Jones and MPP Steve Clark denied any prior knowledge of 'whispers' about Brown's conduct at a Thursday news conference. Dimitri Soudas, a longtime Tory insider, was volunteering on the Tory campaign when MacLeod told him about some rumours about Brown. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)'Numerous rumours'Asked whether her party had more responsibility to look into the rumours, Macleod responded that it was "hard to say."

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 16:02 UTC