Conservative caucus support for leadership contenders
MPs Name Constituency Support for leader Ziad Aboultaif Edmonton Manning, Alta. Andrew Scheer Dan Albas Central Okanagan- Similkameen-Nicola, B.C. Maxime Bernier Harold Albrecht Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont. Erin O’Toole Dean Allison Niagara West, Ont. Lisa Raitt Rona Ambrose Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta. Neutral (interim leader) David Anderson Cypress Hill-Grasslands, Sask. Andrew Scheer Mel Arnold North Okanagan-Shuswap, B.C. Erin […]
Five lessons the next Conservative leader ought to learn from Rona Ambrose
OTTAWA—Rona Ambrose’s tenure as interim leader of the official opposition and leader of the Conservative Party is ending this week. Most would give her solid marks for her performance guiding the Conservatives after the 2015 election loss. There are a few lessons that Ambrose’s tenure provides that ought to be heeded by whoever comes along […]
‘Don’t be selfish,’ O’Leary says Conservative caucus members told him
Former Conservative leadership contestant and business tycoon Kevin O’Leary said he had to put aside his ego for the greater good of the party. He told The Hill Times in a May 16 interview alongside the candidate he’s now supporting, Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.), that some members of the Conservative caucus, “who will remain nameless,” gave […]
From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa
From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest female member of Cabinet in 2006 at the age of 36, and says she had the most portfolios of anyone in the Harper-era government. In a summer 2016 interview, the Conservative […]
Conservative MP Lukiwski out of action after mini-stroke
If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski on the Hill lately, it’s because he had a mild stroke last month and hasn’t been cleared to return to work yet. The federal legislator for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan, Sask., has been at home for the last few weeks, but he told The Hill Times he […]
Niki Ashton gains support of Manitoba NDP leader, Charlie Angus woos Yukon leader
Provincial and territorial NDP leaders are beginning to play a role in the ongoing leadership race, the latest fundraising numbers show. Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) has earned the support of the interim provincial leader in her home province, Flor Marcelino. Ms. Marcelino made a $200 contribution to Ms. Ashton’s campaign on March 11. […]
Scheer, Lemieux, Chong score endorsements as advocacy groups release mock ballots
MP Andrew Scheer won a juicy endorsement from Quebec dairy producers last week, one of several candidates in the Conservative leadership race to gain momentum from third-party advocacy groups proclaiming their picks. Mr. Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) got the nod from Quebec’s Les amis de la Gestion de L’offre et des Régions—friends of supply management and […]
Five things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data
Former Senate Liberal Pana Merchant, who just retired at the end of March, appears to have made a donation of $199 to Andrew Scheer’s Conservative leadership campaign. The donation was made in the last quarter of 2016, on Dec. 12, returns from Elections Canada show. Ms. Merchant retired on March 31, though her office, which […]
O’Leary exit boosts Bernier, but race still ‘wide open’ as campaigns reach out for down-ballot support
Kevin O’Leary’s exit from the Conservative leadership race has altered its dynamics in favour of Maxime Bernier, but MPs supporting other leadership candidates say the race is still “wide open,” and campaign teams are reaching out to rivals in hopes of securing second-, third-, and subsequent-ballot support. “This is a wide-open race,” said four-term Conservative […]
O’Toole flies into the Danger Zone
Erin O’Toole has got a Top Gun type of thing happening lately with his social media campaign to become Conservative leader. On April 28, he posted a picture on both his Twitter and Facebook feeds of his head on a body of someone wearing air-force gear, standing in front of a fighter jet, with a […]
