Big ideas needed in CPC’s snoozefest of a leadership race

Hopefully, with three months to go before the new leader of the Conservative Party is chosen, the campaigns will get a bit more adventurous and maybe even discuss some of the big ideas the party needs to embrace.

CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan. The Conservative Party's leadership campaign to date has been an utter snooze fest. Of course, it is difficult to capture much of the public conscience during the pandemic, but still, there are three months ahead to hope for better, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 20, 2020

OTTAWA—A key date has been passed in the Conservative Party’s leadership race. Friday, May 15 was the last day for people to join the party to vote in the contest. Peter MacKay’s team claims to have out-done his competitors in signing people up. While it is hard to verify the accuracy of the c...

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