‘It’s a lot of work’: Conservative leadership candidates scrambling to meet final race entry deadline

To become officially verified, candidates have to submit $300,000 and 3,000 signatures by March 25, and some are concerned the current market meltdown could add to that challenge.

Peter MacKay, top left, Marilyn Gladu, Erin O'Toole, Jim Karahalios, Derek Sloan, above left, Rick Peterson, Rudy Husny, and Leslyn Lewis have been travelling across the country to raise $300,000 and to secure the signatures of 3,000 party members before the March 25 deadline.The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of candidates' campaigns and Twitter

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 16, 2020

With the clock ticking for all interested candidates to meet the requirements to be officially approved for the Conservative leadership contest, candidates are scrambling and pulling out all the stops to raise $300,000 and secure 3,000 signatures from party members by Ma...

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