Incumbent Conservative MPs to be shielded from nomination challenges if they raise $15,000, donate $3,350 to the party, Tory sources say

The Conservative Party's national council finalized the nomination rules for the next election over the weekend and MPs were briefed at the national caucus meeting this morning, Conservative sources told The Hill Times.
The Conservative caucus meeting held in December 2019. The national council finalized the nomination rules for incumbent Conservative MPs at its quarterly meeting in Montreal this weekend.
The federal Conservatives plan to protect all 119 incumbent MPs from nomination challenges before the next election if they raise $15,000 for their riding association annually, and each year donate a combined $3,350 to the riding association and the party, according to four Conservative sources. "T...

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