Conservative Party has ‘double standard’ on leadership campaign rules, and ballots only allow for 10 candidates, not 14, says Trost campaign

The Conservative Party is 'very lackadaisical' on transferring money back to leadership candidates and the leadership election ballot papers allow party members to rank only 10 of 14 candidates, says Joseph Ben-Ami.

Conservative leadership candidates Kellie Leitch, Pierre Lemieux, Erin O'Toole, Andrew Saxton, Deepak Obhrai and Steven Blaney, pictured Feb. 24 at the Manning Centre's leadership debate in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 6, 2017

The Conservative Party isn't following the rules it set and expects all federal leadership candidates to comply with which is a “double standard,” says Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost's campaign. Joseph Ben-Ami, campaign director for Mr. Trost’s (Saskatoon-University, Sask.)...

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