Patrick Brown’s Stance on Social Conservatives Challenged by Rivals

Patrick Brown announces his candidacy for the federal Conservative leadership at a rally in Brampton, Ontario, on March 13, 2022. Chris Young/The Canadian Press

Brampton mayor and Conservative Party leadership candidate Patrick Brown’s claim that he’s accepting of social conservatives is being challenged by some rivals, who point to his 2018 book in which he called social conservatives “dinosaurs.”

“Of course there’s a place for all conservatives in the conservative family,” Brown said on CTV’s Question Period on May 15.