Deputy Progressive Conservative Leaders Sylvia Jones and Steve Clark say they, like everyone, are ”shocked” by the sexual misconduct allegations against former party leader Patrick Brown.
Both say it was appropriate for him to resign and that it’s time to move on, which the party caucus will do when it selects an interim leader Friday.
Jones says it’ll be up to the caucus to decide if Brown can run for a seat in the upcoming election, expected in June.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says she won’t call an early election and that it’s too soon to know what impact Brown’s resignation will have on the political landscape.
Asked if this would change her campaign, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says this is not about her or her campaign but about the women who came forward with the allegations.