Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding

The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.

Manitoba Conservative MP Candice Bergen, left, has announced she would not re-offer in the next election. Former Hill staffer Branden Leslie, centre, and former Conservative MP Lawrence Toet, right, are considering a run at the coveted nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man.The Hill Times photographs and courtesy of Twitter

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 20, 2022

Former Manitoba Conservative MP Lawrence Toet and former ministerial Hill staffer Branden Leslie are considering running for the Conservative nomination in the safe and coveted riding of Portage-Lisgar, Man., where the Peoples Party of Canada won the highest number of v...

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