Tory insider says Brown’s exit raises questions about how ballots will be counted

OTTAWA — A Conservative party insider says Patrick Brown’s exit won’t likely change the outcome of the leadership vote, but it may encourage candidates to change their strategies as the race winds down.
Cory Hann, who was the party’s director of communications until March, says the race is “Pierre Poilievre’s to win,” though he believes Brown’s exit may change how many rounds of ballots will be counted before that happens.
Still, he says, other lea