The CPC leadership race: Who is Patrick Brown?

In today’s Big Story podcast, Patrick Brown’s career has been marked by ups and downs. In 2015, at just 36 years old, he was elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. Then, three years later he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct from two women — allegations that he denies. That same year, he was elected mayor of Brampton, an extremely diverse city in the Greater Toronto Area. Now he’s trying to leverage that success in his current bid to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC).

At this point, Brown is not the frontrunner, but if we’ve learned one thing from his political career thus far, it’s that we should be careful not to write him off entirely. So what is his strategy for winning this race? And what might the CPC look like under his leadership?

GUEST: Stephanie Taylor, Reporter at The Canadian Press

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