Country’s largest provincial Conservative party in uncharted territory in many more ways than one

That starts with the minor celebrity status that comes with some of the leadership candidates' last names. Until Caroline Mulroney set out to enter the Ontario Legislature as the province's premier, few considered that role as an entry-level political position. And then there is Patrick Brown's even more notable attempt at winning back his old job.
Patrick Brown is not the first leader to try to go down the road of turning a leadership vote into one of confidence. In the past, it has rarely ended well.
There is not a political observer or insider anywhere in Canada whose attention is not riveted on the ongoing Ontario Tory leadership drama and with good reason. The country's largest provincial Conservative party is in uncharted territory in many more ways than one. That starts with the minor cel...

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