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| Ontario opposition leader resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations | Ontario opposition leader resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations |
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| Patrick Brown, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, has denied allegations from two unnamed women | Patrick Brown, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, has denied allegations from two unnamed women |
| Staff and agencies in Toronto | Staff and agencies in Toronto |
| Thu 25 Jan 2018 15.46 GMT | Thu 25 Jan 2018 15.46 GMT |
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| The leader of the main opposition party in Ontario has resigned, amid allegations of sexual misconduct just months before an election in Canada’s most populous province. | The leader of the main opposition party in Ontario has resigned, amid allegations of sexual misconduct just months before an election in Canada’s most populous province. |
| By resigning as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, Patrick Brown ended his high-profile campaign to unseat the province’s Liberal party premier, Kathleen Wynne, in a June election. He was ahead in early polls in the province, home to Toronto and the nation’s capital, Ottawa. | |
| Brown, 39, said he would retain his post as an Ontario lawmaker while working to clear his name “from these false allegations”. | Brown, 39, said he would retain his post as an Ontario lawmaker while working to clear his name “from these false allegations”. |
| “These allegations are false and have been difficult to hear,” Brown said in a statement on the Ontario Progressive Conservative website. “However, defeating Kathleen Wynne in 2018 is more important than one individual.” | “These allegations are false and have been difficult to hear,” Brown said in a statement on the Ontario Progressive Conservative website. “However, defeating Kathleen Wynne in 2018 is more important than one individual.” |
| The party’s deputy leaders said in a separate statement that while Brown was entitled to legal defense and due process, “he cannot lead us into an election as a result of these allegations”. | The party’s deputy leaders said in a separate statement that while Brown was entitled to legal defense and due process, “he cannot lead us into an election as a result of these allegations”. |
| Brown announced his resignation as head of the party just hours after promising to report to work on Thursday, vigorously defended himself at a dramatic, hastily called press conference. He did not take questions from reporters while making a statement a few minutes before CTV aired the report in its 10pm Wednesday newscast. | |
| The CTV report included allegations from two unnamed women who said Brown made sexual advances toward them in separate incidents at his home several years ago. | The CTV report included allegations from two unnamed women who said Brown made sexual advances toward them in separate incidents at his home several years ago. |
| One of the women told CTV she met Brown in a bar more than 10 years ago when she was in high school, and that he invited her to his home, provided her with alcohol, even though she was under the drinking age, exposed himself and asked her to perform a sexual act. | One of the women told CTV she met Brown in a bar more than 10 years ago when she was in high school, and that he invited her to his home, provided her with alcohol, even though she was under the drinking age, exposed himself and asked her to perform a sexual act. |
| The second, who said she worked for Brown in his office when he was a member of parliament, described an incident in which he kissed her when she was drunk. | The second, who said she worked for Brown in his office when he was a member of parliament, described an incident in which he kissed her when she was drunk. |
| Pressure for Brown to step down mounted quickly late on Wednesday as five of his aides – including his campaign manager, chief of staff and deputy campaign manager resigned. | Pressure for Brown to step down mounted quickly late on Wednesday as five of his aides – including his campaign manager, chief of staff and deputy campaign manager resigned. |
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