Two Ontario Conservative MPs defected from Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown's team to support Pierre Poilievre in the Conservative leadership race..Flamborough-Glanbrook MP Dan Muys and Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback announced Tuesday they would be switching sides.."I believe there's one candidate, one my constituents support, who can unite conservatives & Canadians to become our next PM. That's @PierrePoilievre," Seeback said on Twitter.."Let's put the divisiveness away, unite our movement behind #Pierre4PM & defeat Justin Trudeau to win the next election.".Conservative MP John Williamson, who is also on Poilievre’s team, responded by welcoming Seeback aboard. "Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign is a Big Tent movement that is working hard to grow its supporters and welcome them," he said on Twitter.."Winning in politics is about addition and multiplication.".The MPs defections dealt a large blow to Brown's leadership campaign. Only two sitting MPs now support Brown's candidacy: Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner and Barrie MP Doug Shipley..Poilievre has 56 sitting MPs supporting his leadership bid, while Jean Charest has been endorsed by 16 MPs..Chisholm Pothier, a spokesperson for the Brown campaign, said the Brampton mayor is "very confident" that he can still win the race.."We like where we're at, we like our numbers and there's a weird lack of confidence coming from the Poilievre camp with their over-the-top attacks," Pothier said.."An endorsement from anyone and two bucks gets you a cup of coffee and one vote. We just lost two votes. We'll make them up somewhere else."
Two Ontario Conservative MPs defected from Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown's team to support Pierre Poilievre in the Conservative leadership race..Flamborough-Glanbrook MP Dan Muys and Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback announced Tuesday they would be switching sides.."I believe there's one candidate, one my constituents support, who can unite conservatives & Canadians to become our next PM. That's @PierrePoilievre," Seeback said on Twitter.."Let's put the divisiveness away, unite our movement behind #Pierre4PM & defeat Justin Trudeau to win the next election.".Conservative MP John Williamson, who is also on Poilievre’s team, responded by welcoming Seeback aboard. "Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign is a Big Tent movement that is working hard to grow its supporters and welcome them," he said on Twitter.."Winning in politics is about addition and multiplication.".The MPs defections dealt a large blow to Brown's leadership campaign. Only two sitting MPs now support Brown's candidacy: Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner and Barrie MP Doug Shipley..Poilievre has 56 sitting MPs supporting his leadership bid, while Jean Charest has been endorsed by 16 MPs..Chisholm Pothier, a spokesperson for the Brown campaign, said the Brampton mayor is "very confident" that he can still win the race.."We like where we're at, we like our numbers and there's a weird lack of confidence coming from the Poilievre camp with their over-the-top attacks," Pothier said.."An endorsement from anyone and two bucks gets you a cup of coffee and one vote. We just lost two votes. We'll make them up somewhere else."
