Quebec, Ontario crucial to Conservative leadership race

Maxime Bernier, pictured centre, and Steven Blaney, two candidates from Quebec, will have to start ‘throwing the odd bodycheck’ at each other, says former Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day.

Candidate MP Michael Chong, pictured speaking at an event for candidates in Greely, Ont. last month, said he is 'obviously' spending most of his time in Ontario and Quebec because the two of them combined make up so much of the vote. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

December 7, 2016

Conservative leadership candidates are setting their sights on battleground provinces of Ontario and Quebec as the race heats up. Leadership candidates from Quebec could have an edge in what is a very crowded contest so far.

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