Liberal Party brass wants to hold ‘extraordinary’ convention to push back election of next leader

The governing council of the Liberal Party has informed MPs it will take the unprecedented step of holding an ‘extraordinary’ convention over the internet next month to amend a party constitutional provision that now requires a vote to elect outgoing leader Michael Ignatieff’s successor as leader by October.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The governing council of the Liberal Party has informed MPs it will take the unprecedented step of holding an “extraordinary” convention over the internet next month to amend a party constitutional provision that now requires a vote to elect outgoing leader ...

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