Category: 2022 conservative leadership race

Well Over 600,000 Voters May Be Eligible to Cast Ballot for Next Conservative Leader

The Conservative Party of Canada says well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to vote for the next leader and campaigns should prepare accordingly. The preliminary figures are more than double the number of members leadership hopefuls wrangled in the 2020 leadership race, when the party broke the record for most sign-ups with 270,000. There…


Here’s How Voting Works in the Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Race

The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10. Here’s a look at how the voting process will work: Mail-in ballots: Party members who have a valid membership as of Friday will be able to vote. They are expected to receive their ballots in the mail sometime in late July…


Conservatives Debate Freedom, Foreign Policy, and Energy in First Official Debate

The candidates running in the Conservative leadership election convened in Edmonton on May 11 for their first official debate in English. The debate wasn’t as contentious as the last week’s unofficial debate hosted by Canada Strong and Free, but still the candidates took the occasional jabs at each other while putting forth arguments on why…


John Robson: Who Won and Who Lost in the Tory Leadership Debate

Commentary If I said I enjoyed the Conservative Party leadership debate at the Canada Strong and Free conference in Ottawa on May 5, you might begin to doubt my sanity, your own, or both. And yes, I’d normally prefer to undergo a root canal than endure such a thing, because they typically confirm that if…


Conservative MP Scott Aitchison Becomes Sixth Official Candidate in Leadership Race

OTTAWA—The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O’Toole’s former job. Rural Ontario MP Scott Aitchison has been confirmed as a verified candidate, meaning he has submitted $300,000 worth in registration fees. Aitchison, a former mayor, was first elected to the House of Commons…