According to these additional allegations, Mr. Brown used money orders to purchase party membership cards and additionally facilitated the sale of non-compliant memberships through a web portal.

Mr Brown has had ample time to respond to these serious allegationsIan Brodie, chairman of the organizing committee for party leadership elections, said in a statement.

The former candidate’s lawyers had appealed after the committee in charge of the lead race voted to exclude him. The Dispute Resolution Board had to decide whether the officer in question had sufficient evidence to recommend ending Mr Brown’s campaign.

In the decision of the appeals committee, which was published on Friday evening by the CCPit is alleged that Patrick Brown allowed the sale of 500 non-compliant memberships in addition to using money orders to purchase 265 membership cards.

Also according to the Appeals Committee, Mr Brown offered an “apology” when presented with allegations that a long-time organizer had been paid by a third-party company to work on his campaign.

The organizing committee of the leadership election surprised the members of the CCP and Canadian earlier this month when he voted 11-6 to eject Patrick Brown from the race.

Mr. Brown has since launched his campaign for re-election as mayor of Brampton, Ontario.

A third debate in August, without Poilievre

Canada’s Conservative Party has set August 3 as the date for the third – and most likely final – debate in the leadership race as two candidates oppose the organizers’ decision to hold one.

The party informed its members of the date of the new debate by email on Thursday evening. Campaign teams expect the event to take place in Ottawa.

With less than two months until our next leader is announced, this event offers members an important opportunity to refine their decision on who they think is best suited to lead our party in the upcoming elections.we read in a letter that was sent to the members on Thursday evening.

The party was still in discussions on Friday about the format of the debate, a factor likely complicated by the expected absence of at least one of the five candidates in the race. Pierre Poilievre announced on Thursday that he would not be there.

Under Conservative Party statutes, candidates must participate in official debates or face a $50,000 fine, an amount that will be deducted from the absent candidate’s compliance bail.

The Poilievre team reported that the candidate was the focus out of the vote of his supporters or their mobilization before the September deadline.