Conservatives say leadership ‘wide open’ and ‘excited’ about party renewal, first leadership convention in 13 years

About 2,000 Conservatives are expected to attend the party's leadership convention this weekend.

Conservative leadership candidates Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, and Andrew Saxton. About 2,000 Conservatives are expected to attend this week's leadership convention in Toronto. The winner of the leadership contest will be announced on Saturday, May 27.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 22, 2017

Conservative Party stalwarts say the 14-month leadership race—the party’s first in 13 years, which comes to an end in Toronto this weekend—has “renewed” the party and the new leader will have no difficulty keeping it united. “It’s exciting,” said John Reynolds, former Conservative ...

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