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Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in late-July debate hosted by Independent Press Gallery of Canada

Plus, Conservative MP Cathy McLeod will be on an episode of TVO's Political Blind Date in the fall, after filming last week in Kamloops, B.C.
All four Conservative leadership candidates, Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan, will take part in a leadership debate later this month in an event hosted by the Independent Press Gallery on July 29. The party said last week that more than 269,000 members are eligible to vote in the race, which comes to an end on Aug. 21.The Hill Times file photographs
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BY PALAK MANGAT
July 20, 2020
Four leadership hopefuls for the Conservative Party will take part in a debate later this month, at the Independent Press Gallery of Canada's first event on July 29. Leslyn Lewis, Peter MacKay, Erin O'...

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