‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.

Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer.The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

February 25, 2023

A former Conservative MP is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and House Leader Andrew Scheer of playing favourites in the party's nomination contest for the coveted riding of Oxford, Ont., where the winning candidate is almost certainly guaranteed a seat in the H...

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