Top job of new Conservative leader to keep progressive, social conservatives united: Tories

The leadership contest is critical for the future of the Conservative Party.

The federal Conservatives will elect their new leader on May 27. Fourteen candidates, including Michael Chong, pictured with other contenders in November, are seeking the top job.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 30, 2017

The next leader of the Conservative Party will have to address frustrations between the social conservatives and progressive conservatives who have been holding their noses for years and to keep the party united, say Conservatives. “That’s pivotal. The party has always been a coalition. It’s ...

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