PIERRE LEROUX PARRIES PC INSIDER’S SLAP

His nomination isn’t even confirmed yet but already one Progressive Conservative insider is trying to discredit Pierre Leroux’s bid to replace MPP Grant Crack as the Liberal candidate for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell in the June provincial election.

Fred DeLorey, former campaign manager pg the Ontario PC, posted on Twitter April 5 and also began contacting local media to comment after the Russell Township mayor announced his intention to seek the Liberal GPR nomination.

“I’m hearing the mayor of Russell (Leroux) is quitting to run for Liberals,” tweeted DeLoSFZ weeks ago he was telling me how important it is that we elect a Conservative in GPR. He was even begging me to help him win a PC nomination.”

Leroux posted a reply on DeLorey’s Twitter page: “Actually what I said is that we need the best possible person to represent UIF local conservative riding are the people who wanted me to seek the nomination ‘cause they weren’t happy with the current candidate.”

Leroux, during a phone interview, confirmed his response to DeLorey’s Twitter page allegation but declined to make any further comments on the entire matter.

Leroux confirmed that a couple years ago he held a brief membership in the Progressive Conservative party because of Derek Duval. Duval, a resident of Vankleek Hill, was competing with Amanda Simard to become the new GPR PC candidate. Part of his strategy involved boosting local party membership.

Leroux noted that Duval was outperforming Simard in the membership drive up until the “poutine on a hockey stick” controversy.