▁of ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁social ▁conserv ative ▁activ ists ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁the ▁new ▁Alliance ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁Brown ' s ▁positions ▁on ▁social ▁issues ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁candidate ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ontario ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Jay ▁T ys ick , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁first ▁leader , ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁Ott awa ▁City ▁Coun c ill or ▁Rick ▁Ch ia rel li . ▁T ys ick ▁indicated ▁to ▁media ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁driven ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁party ▁after ▁being ▁turned ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁PC ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁Ott awa - area ▁r iding ▁of ▁Car leton . ▁T ys ick ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁from ▁standing ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁right - wing ▁views . ▁ ▁T ys ick ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁PC ▁candidate ▁for ▁Car leton , ▁Gold ie ▁G ham ari , ▁for ▁making ▁' lib ell ous ' ▁comments ▁about ▁her ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁nom ination ▁meeting ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁dis qual ified . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ontario ▁Provin cial ▁E lections , ▁members ▁of ▁party ' s ▁leadership ▁left ▁the ▁Alliance , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁party ' s ▁C FO ▁and ▁president ▁were ▁not ▁comp lying ▁with ▁the ▁constitution ▁or ▁the ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁This ▁break - away ▁fa