Category: conservative leadership

Lewis Calls Bill 21 ‘Religious Discrimination,’ Poilievre Hopes Quebec Repeals Law

March 14, 2022
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Conservative leadership contender and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis on Monday called a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work “explicit religious discrimination.” Lewis, who is running for the leadership a second time after placing third in the party’s 2020 race, says Conservatives must make decisions “based on…

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Peter MacKay Announces He Won’t Seek Conservative Leadership in Vote This September

March 12, 2022
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Peter MacKay says he will not seek the leadership of the Conservative party when one is chosen this September. MacKay announced the news in a video message posted to social media on Saturday, saying he came to the decision after consulting with friends, colleagues and family. The cabinet minister in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s…

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Former Harper Chief of Staff to Head Conservative Leadership Race Rules Committee

February 17, 2022
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OTTAWA—The Conservative party is turning to a one-time chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper to head the committee setting the rules for the party’s leadership race. Ian Brodie, now an associate professor at the University of Calgary, will chair the leadership election organizing committee that includes 20 other members. The party’s constitution…

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