Unhappy with some of committee’s decisions, Conservative Party’s powerful national council could take over leadership process, say senior Conservative sources

A senior spokesman for the Conservative Party flatly denied that the national council has any plans to disband the committee and take over the leadership election process.

Former deputy Conservative leader Lisa Raitt co-chairs the Conservative Party's leadership organizing committee, which has long resisted calls to push back the timelines for the race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 26, 2020

The Conservative Party's powerful national council could take the reins from the leadership organizing committee in setting the process for the race due to some of the controversies over the committee's decisions, say senior Conservative sources. Sources familiar with...

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