Patrick Brown made a career of sailing into stormy political seas, fighting the tides and landing career victories against long odds. Just six months shy of a provincial election, Brown was forced to step aside as leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Brown has denied the accusations from two women and vowed to defend himself against them, but announced he was resigning the party leadership after consulting with friends and family. He won re-election three years later, but made the jump to federal politics in 2006 as Stephen Harper swept into power. Brown didn’t shed his social conservative leanings immediately upon jumping to provincial politics.

Source: National Post January 25, 2018 18:11 UTC