Conservative leadership race flips into high gear

If the Conservatives were really looking for a seatless political rookie with solid business credentials and a capacity to articulate policy in either official language to lead them, they would pick Rick Peterson over O'Leary. But then Peterson is anything but a reality television personality.

Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai, pictured in November at a leadership debate organized by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY CHANTAL HÉBERT

February 13, 2017

MONTREAL—With Kevin O'Leary on stage, the Conservatives had their first chance to watch the full slate of leadership hopefuls in action Saturday night. Here is a look at the state of play as the year-long campaign to find a successor for Stephen Harper moves into high gear. Maxime Bernier has col...

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