Borelli to run in McKenzie’s place after he was ousted for controversial comments

Borelli is seen with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre (Source: kathyborrelli4windsor-tecumseh.ca/)

The conservative party is turning to Kathy Borrelli to replace Mark McKenzie as the conservative candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore.

Kathy Borrelli is now listed on the Conservative party website, after her husband, Paul Borrelli, president of the Conservative Windsor-Tecumseh EDA, announced her candidacy in a post on Facebook.

McKenzie was ousted earlier this week after comments came to light that he made on a 2022 podcast about public hangings, joking that former prime minister Justin Trudeau should receive the death penalty.

Borrelli ran for the conservatives in 2021 finishing third.

The party needed to select or nominate a candidate by the Monday deadline.

- with files from AM800’s Megan Delaurier, Dustin Coffman