Veteran Miramichi Conservative says MP Jake Stewart can’t win [Video]

A two-time federal Conservative candidate in Miramichi says he doesn’t think current party MP Jake Stewart can win again in a federal election that is expected to start within weeks.

Mike Morrison says he has contacted the office of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to advise them of what’s happening but has had no response.

“I don’t think he should be the candidate,” Morrison said.

Morrison said the party organization he helped build has “tanked” because Stewart has alienated or cut ties with many Conservative supporters, including many of his own staff and volunteers who helped elect him.

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