What to watch for at the Conservative convention

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Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose, pictured in the foyer of the House of Commons last year, will speak to the delegates amid campaigns to try to keep her in the job permanently.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 25, 2016

OTTAWA—Later this week in Vancouver and Winnipeg two different political conventions will be taking place. In the Manitoba capital Liberals will gather to bask in the glory of their impressive 2015 victory. Didn’t former Liberal leader Bob Rae once opine that triumphalism is a bad thing? In Bri...

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