Charest’s route to Conservative leader ‘very similar to the party’s path to victory,’ says Kheiriddin
As the Conservative Party leadership campaign shifts from membership sales to persuasion and mobilizing the vote, Jean Charest’s campaign says it will focus on following a path to victory that is “very similar” to the one the party must follow in a general election. With the campaign of Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) declaring more than […]
Conservative party leadership: who supports who
Pierre Poilievre MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) MP Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) MP Anna Roberts (King-Vaughan, Ont.) MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.) MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C.) MP Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West, Sask.) MP Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, B.C.) MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Ont.) MP Chris Lewis (Essex, Ont.) MP Chris […]
On, then off, then on once again: Conservative leadership contenders set to debate in Calgary
Mark your calendars, it’s now official. The Western Standard is set to host a debate between (most) of the candidates vying for the Conservative Party’s top job on July 8, the first Friday of the all-important Conservative campaign trail destination: the Calgary Stampede. Originally scheduled for July 9, the Alberta-based independent media outlet decided to […]
Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent
HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation. They are usually so busy slagging each other, any notion of policy is at best an after-thought. Sorry guys, but squealing “freedom” at the top of your lungs while tying up a city is […]
Membership processing for Conservative leadership vote two to three weeks behind; Brown campaign calls Poilievre’s latest attack a ‘setup’
Amidst accusations that some of the Conservative leadership candidates broke the rules when signing up new members, the party is now two to three weeks behind processing the hundreds of thousands of new memberships. The Conservative Party will still stick to the stated deadlines and provide the preliminary membership list to all candidates by July […]
Liberals should define Poilievre juggernaut now, or risk losing next election, say top political strategists
With the presumed Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre widely expected to become party leader on Sept. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should start to define their future opponent now before he gets a chance to define himself, say top political players. “In our day and age, the velocity of politics is much faster than […]
Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves
OTTAWA—Michelle Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves. She was running the federal Conservative leadership campaign for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. And mid-way through the campaign, the Twitter-verse has been filled with stories that she will likely be leaving federal politics to run for the top job of Alberta’s United Conservative Party. Using Twitter as […]
Lewis’ leadership campaign ‘one to watch,’ say Nanos, McVety
Despite Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre being considered by most to have the contest locked up on the first ballot, analysts and supporters of the Leslyn Lewis campaign argue she has the potential to shake up not only the presumed top three front-runners but also the future of the party as a whole. “Poilievre, for […]
Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships
Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election will happen on time and the date won’t be extended.
Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion
The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but remain in a “white-knuckle” mode until that list is released—something several campaigns say should happen immediately. “The most important people on the campaign right now and for the next couple of […]
