The Conservative Party of Canada says it will not allow former P.E.I. cabinet minister Doug Currie to run for the party's nomination in Charlottetown, citing what the party calls "serious misrepresentations and violations" of its rules.

In an emailed statement to CBC News on Friday, the CPC said Currie had provided "contradictory answers" on his nomination application, that it had found "troubling evidence of inappropriate behaviour," and that Currie did not disclose an ongoing lawsuit.

That laws…