Deepak Obhrai’s son among deep field of expected candidates for Conservative nomination in Calgary Forest Lawn

The riding is seen as a safe Conservative seat, and the nomination winner a likely future MP.

Veteran Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, who was the party's nominated candidate for the upcoming election, died earlier this month. The party is now holding a nomination contest in his Calgary riding on Aug. 29. Some of the candidates running for nomination include Jasraj Hallan, Andre Chabot, and Ryan Ellis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 26, 2019

A crowded field of candidates is emerging in the Conservative nomination contest for the safe and coveted riding of Calgary Forest Lawn, which became vacant earlier this month after the death of seven-term MP Deepak Obhrai, the party’s nominated candidate there for the upcoming election. Obhrai's...

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