‘There’s a risk of excessive polarization of the party’: Harper’s interference in Conservative leadership dividing Conservatives

Some Conservatives say Stephen Harper is certainly entitled to his opinion, but others say he should stay out of this critical leadership race.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the federal election campaign trail on Oct. 16, 2015, stepped down from the Conservative Fund board, the fundraising arm of the party, last week. He's said to be opposing former Quebec premier and former PC leader Jean Charest's potential leadership bid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 20, 2020

Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s decision to recently step down from the Conservative Fund in order to reportedly block the potential Conservative leadership candidacy of Jean Charest is causing fissures in the party, with some saying, “he’s a former defeated Conservative leader” and s...

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