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‘Brownout’ alert?

It may be an Ontario Battleground but the provincial PC leadership race has all of Canada tuning in for the latest twists and turns surrounding Patrick Brown’s political career.

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A source tells the Toronto Sun that Brown confided to his closest advisers on Sunday night that he was withdrawing from the leadership race.

“It certainly looks like he’s stepping down,” a source confirmed Monday.

Brown indicated he planned to send out a public statement sometime Monday and to meet with his campaign team in Barrie in the evening to thank them for their support.

The source cited the unrelenting attention on sexual misconduct allegations for at least part of the decision and more recent allegations over his personal finances and trips he’s taken abroad.

Watch Sun Editorial VP James Wallace and Editor-In-Chief dissect what this means for the future of the ON PC political party and the upcoming provincial election.