Mark King will be making an announcement regarding his future in federal politics this Wednesday.
King was recently stripped of his nomination win to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the Nipissing-Timiskaming riding for the October federal election.
He says at the core of the issue is the belief that he had used a corporate credit card to purchase several memberships including his own, which is in strict violation of party policy.
He maintains that wasn’t the case.
“The card that I had was in my personal name. It has Mark King on it. I want to make it perfectly clear that I did not purchase my membership with a corporate card.”
King says he went through a stringent vetting process by the party and that “neither I or anyone on my team did anything to circumvent the process.”
Following an appeal, Jordy Carr, who initially lost to King, was named his replacement.
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He says there has been backlash over the decision and that the local party is “splintered.”
King did not want to give details in advance of the news conference but did say he has been offered other options and will announce his plans for moving forward on Wednesday.
