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The federal Conservatives will elect their new leader on June 27 at the party's leadership convention in Toronto. The new leader will succeed outgoing leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Dec. 4, 2019, who announced in mid-December his intention to resign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 13, 2020

Federal Conservative leadership candidates will likely have a hard time raising money for their June 27 campaign, especially since they will not only be competing with each other, but the party headquarters will also continue its own fundraising throughout the contest, says a candidate and a veteran...

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