‘There were a number of MPs who stood up and said ‘that’s too much,’ ‘upset’ Conservative MPs want new national council to revisit nomination rules

‘That’s our business, that’s not the national council’s business,' says Conservative MP David Tilson.

Conservative MP David Tilson wants the newly elected national council of the Conservative Party to revisit new rules for the nomination contests of incumbent Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 28, 2016

VANCOUVER—“Upset” Conservative MPs say they want the party's newly-elected national council to revisit a new rule enacted by the outgoing council in early May that allows incumbent MPs to be protected from nomination challenges for the 2019 election. If incumbents have $150,000 in their ridin...

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