Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election [Video]

A New Brunswick Conservative MP running for re-election this year is losing some of his supporters after a falling out with former staffers and resignations from the local party organization.

Jake Stewart, the MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake, recently had a House of Commons lawyer send a cease-and-desist letter to Shawn Morrison, a longtime Conservative who used to work in his office.

The letter, dated Jan. 30 and obtained by CBC News, was sent to Morrison after an exchange of fiery and sometimes personal social media posts between him and Stewart.

That came a few days after the financial agent for the Conservative riding association in Miramichi-Grand Lake resigned in an email to members of the association board.

WATCH | Conservative MP Jake Stewart faces questions: The Conservative MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake won’t explain office closure, staff resignations, cease-and-desist letter.

“My decision stems from a profound distrust in the current board and staff within MP Stewart’s office,” Denver Brennan …