All hands on deck to get out the vote in the Conservative leadership election

As of Aug. 26, more than 326,000 Conservative Party members had already cast their votes in the leadership election, according to Yaroslav Baran, a party spokesman.

All leadership candidates, including Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison, are doing everything they can, including using online tools and travelling across the country to urge their supporters to vote in the leadership election.The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 29, 2022

With the Conservative leadership election in the home stretch, the winner needs to walk away with 16,901 of the total 33,800 available points, and all five leadership campaigns are making last ditch efforts to urge their supporters to cast their votes as soon as possible. “We're pushing on every ...

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