Category: leadership

Patrick Brown Wants Appeal of Disqualification From Conservative Party Leadership

Patrick Brown wants to appeal a decision made by federal Conservatives overseeing the party’s leadership race to disqualify him. A notice of appeal and warning of impending legal action related to Brown’s ousting was sent Wednesday evening to Don Nightingale, the party’s chief returning officer, and Ian Brodie, chair of the party’s leadership election organizing…


Ontario NDP to Name Interim Leader, Set Leadership Contest Rules

Ontario’s NDP is set to name an interim leader later today to replace Andrea Horwath and the party is expected to select a longtime Toronto caucus member. Party sources say the caucus recommended Peter Tabuns, who has represented the riding of Toronto-Danforth since 2006 and who has served as critic for various portfolios, including energy…


Rempel Garner Bows out of Running for Alberta UCP Leadership, Citing Caucus Divisions

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she will not run for leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party. She announced her decision today in a lengthy social media post. In it, the longtime MP from Calgary says as she was doing the final preparation to launch her campaign on Wednesday, she realized she had concerns about…


Brown Campaign Manager Joins Michelle Rempel Garner for Possible UCP Leadership Bid

Patrick Brown’s campaign manager has left to help Michelle Rempel Garner with her possible bid for the United Conservative Party leadership in Alberta. Brown’s federal leadership campaign says Sean Schnell has stepped away to follow Rempel Garner, who announced last week she was leaving her role as Brown’s national co-chair. Rempel Garner is mulling a…


Alberta United Conservative Government Shuffles Cabinet Amid Leadership Race

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple cabinet changes following resignations tied to his party’s leadership race, with Environment Minister Jason Nixon now taking over permanently as finance minister. “As Alberta continues to experience strong economic growth and job creation, our focus is on providing stable and steady government that will allow this growth to…


John McNabb: What People Want Is a Leader in This Country

“Blue-collar workers’ been damaged,” says John McNabb, the former co-chairman of the 2016 Trump leadership council. That’s because gas and food prices are rising. What he thinks the country needs going into 2022 and 2024 is a leader who can return America to its position of strength. Our interview focuses on his 2016 work in…


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…


Midnight Membership Deadline Marks New Phase of Conservative Leadership Race

Candidates have until midnight to secure party memberships for their supporters to vote in the election for the next Conservative leader, who will replace Erin O’Toole. The deadline marks a major milestone in the campaign and the start of a new phase in the race. The party’s leadership election organizing committee said late last month…


Conservative Leadership Candidates Meet in Quebec for Party’s French-Language Debate

Candidates running for leadership of the federal Conservative party will appear on stage tonight for its French-language debate. The event is taking place in Laval, Que., north of Montreal, and comes as a deadline approaches for candidates to have their supporters signed up as party members in order to be eligible to vote in the…


Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to Stay on Until New UCP Leader Elected

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will remain in office until a new leader is elected to take the helm of the United Conservative Party (UCP). A day after Kenney announced his resignation, the UCP caucus met on May 19 and agreed that the premier should remain in the job until a leadership race can select his…