Conservative leadership candidates face new challenges

Now that world leaders are beginning to grapple with the thorny question of reopening their economies after weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns, it seems appropriate that the Conservative Party should also begin reviving their comatose leadership race.

Thanks to his decisive response to the pandemic, Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford has undergone a miraculous image transformation, going from the black sheep of the Conservative family to one of Canada’s most popular leaders. I’m just wondering how long it will be before someone suggests the Conservative leadership race be halted so that Ford can be crowned as the new Tory federal leader, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Gerry Nicholls

May 7, 2020

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that world leaders are beginning to grapple with the thorny question of reopening their economies after weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns, it seems appropriate that the Conservative Party should also begin reviving their comatose leadership race. Indeed, many prominent voices within ...

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