Conservative party disqualifies candidate Patrick Brown from leadership race

OTTAWA — Patrick Brown has been disqualified from the race to replace Erin O'Toole as leader of the federal Conservatives, the leadership election organizing committee announced late Tuesday. Ian Brodie, the chair of the committee, announced the stunning move in a written statement that said the party had in recent weeks become aware of "serious allegations of wrongdoing" by the Brown campaign. The allegations are related to the financing rules in the Canada Elections Act, Brodie said, but provi