Sam Oosterhoff, 19, beat a challenger for his riding's nomination to be the candidate for the June 2018 vote. The teen was first elected Nov. 17 in a byelection in a Niagara-area riding, previously held by former party leader Tim Hudak. He won that nomination by defeating party president Rick Dykstra and regional councillor Tony Quirk — who ran against Oosterhoff again Tuesday in the new Niagara West riding. He had the PC leader's supportProgressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown had backed Oosterhoff, as he is supporting all of his caucus members in any contested nomination battles. Socially conservative viewsBrown publicly split with social conservative elements of the party after he flip-flopped on a pledge to repeal the new sex-education curriculum.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 04:07 UTC