CPC leadership race exits show it’s getting easier to say ‘no’ to public office

Even the most hardened egoists or masochists find it harder to see reward in political life. It is almost as if politics has become a virtual-reality version of video games like Mortal Kombat.

Jean Charest, left, Rona Ambrose, and Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre have all bowed out of the Conservative leadership race. It is important to dive deeper into why it is often easier to say 'no' to getting into politics at any level, rather than 'yes,' writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

January 29, 2020

OTTAWA—Why are some good potential candidates stepping away from the Conservative leadership race? Three did last week: Rona Ambrose, Jean Charest, and Pierre Poilievre. Having them not compete for the Conservative crown is a loss to the party. The spectre of having these three political power pl...

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