Charest’s campaign says it expects to raise more than $2-million in fundraising as leadership race could double party memberships

Despite reports that Conservative Party memberships could nearly double by the end of the leadership race as compared to 2020, party leaders aren’t concerned about mail-in-ballot delays.

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest answers a question during the Conservative Party of Canada’s first leadership contest debate held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

May 23, 2022

With less than two weeks left for Conservative leadership campaigns to sell new party memberships, former Quebec premier Jean Charest is touting his camp’s successes not just in recruitment but also in fundraising. “We are...

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