Conservatives face perilous path back to power

If you thought a 78-day federal election was an unbearably long time, how about a 400-day Conservative leadership race?

Conservative MPs Kellie Leitch and Maxime Bernier officially entered the Conservative Party leadership contest. Potential candidates who are said to be considering to run include: Conservative MPs Lisa Raitt, Jason Kenney, Michael Chong, Michelle Rempel and Tony Clement. Former justice minister Peter MacKay, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and businessman Kevin O’Leary are also said to be considering to seek the Conservative Party leadership. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Opinion

April 18, 2016

OTTAWA—If you thought a 78-day federal election was an unbearably long time, how about a 400-day Conservative leadership race? Two contenders for the crown registered last week and began a 414-day marathon to coronation day scheduled for May 27, 2017. The announcements that Conservative MPs Kelli...

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