MacKay leadership camp touts strength in numbers
Former Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay is fighting to lead the party he once helped found, and his team, led by former MP Alex Nuttall, is touting strength in numbers, claiming a lead in membership sales to go with a lead in notable endorsements and funds raised to date. “Among caucus members and past candidates […]
There’s a federal Conservative leadership election on, right?
NEW YORK CITY—As outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer fumbles his way through his last few months, particularly with his response to the coronavirus, and the Conservative leadership race ground to its May 15 membership signup deadline, many Conservatives are feeling quite frustrated and gloomy. The party seems to be stuck between a rock and a […]
O’Toole campaign attacks MacKay in new online ads
Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party leadership campaign released two digital ads attacking rival Peter MacKay this week, proclaiming that he can’t beat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a federal election. “He just can’t handle the pressure,” quips a male voiceover in one of the ads, which features clips of Mr. MacKay reacting to questions from CBC […]
Big ideas needed in CPC’s snoozefest of a leadership race
OTTAWA—A key date has been passed in the Conservative Party’s leadership race. Friday, May 15 was the last day for people to join the party to vote in the contest. Peter MacKay’s team claims to have out-done his competitors in signing people up. While it is hard to verify the accuracy of the campaign’s assertion, […]
Women leaders are running this country, and we should keep it that way
OTTAWA—One really couldn’t say I’m a raging feminist, but I am Tlingit, and in my culture, women lead. That’s the way it has always been. Women are essential in leadership because good decisions can’t be made without them. The reverse is also true in a fully functioning society; good decisions can’t be made without men. […]
Conservatives Party caucus split over Sloan’s potential ouster, with lines drawn between Ontario and rural, Western Canada MPs
Conservative MP Derek Sloan’s potential expulsion from caucus over his controversial remarks is causing a rift between Ontario MPs, who want him out, and a vast majority of Western and rural MPs, who oppose that move, according to Conservative MPs. “It’s like Ontario caucus saying, ‘We’re never going to win if this guy’s on the […]
Quebec CPC membership votes more important than low leadership donations, say politicos
All four Conservative leadership hopefuls have reported low fundraising numbers in Quebec to start the year, amounting to three per cent of all funds raised this race in a province that will be key to the next leaders’ coronation. That doesn’t mean they aren’t active and recruiting support in Quebec, suggest some Conservative politicians, who […]
Experienced team returns to back O’Toole in leadership bid
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole is once again gunning for the party’s helm and supporting him is a familiar team of experienced hands, including national campaign manager Fred DeLorey. But this year’s race is unlike any other, being waged amid the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting physical distancing restrictions. “No one has ever run a campaign during […]
More dollars through the door for CPC, but Liberals see more donors in 2020’s first quarter
Despite an ongoing leadership race seeing dollars being directed to the coffers of candidates’ campaigns, the Conservative Party has reclaimed its lead and once again outpaced the other major parties in fundraising in the first quarter of 2020, bringing in almost $4.4-million. The Liberal Party’s fundraising trailed the Conservatives’ by almost $1.2-million, with the governing […]
MacKay back into ad game after month-long hiatus, as Conservative Party membership deadline nears
Would-be Conservative leaders Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole are continuing their push to sign up new party members as the May 15 cutoff looms, and using very different digital campaign strategies to do it. Mr. MacKay started running paid ads on Facebook and Instagram late last week for the first time in more than a […]
