Ex-Tory Bernier ‘childish,’ a ‘gadfly,’ say delegates angered at ‘deliberate’ distraction

During the first day of the Conservative policy convention in Halifax, members say the mood is still upbeat and focused on defeating the Liberal government in 2019, despite news of Maxime Bernier's exit.

Montreal-area delegate Tanya Eickhoff supported former Tory Maxime Bernier's ideas, but said she was angered by 'gadfly' actions that serve to distract the Conservative Party.The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 24, 2018

HALIFAX—Despite Maxime Bernier’s move to scrap his Conservative card, members say they’re rallying to offer a more unified message that may be well rid of “fringe” elements, though some warned the Quebec MP has tapped into the grassroots on issues that should...

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