Conservative policy resolution wants to bar lobbyists from having a seat on party’s most powerful governing body

But Garry Keller, a former senior Tory staffer turned lobbyist, says it would be a mistake to disallow lobbyists to run for the national council.

The Sept. 7-9 Conservative Party policy convention will take place in Québec City, where thousands of delegates will debate and vote on policy and constitution resolutions, and elect a new national council. This is the first time since 2005 this event has taken place in Quebec.The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 24, 2023

To avoid potential conflicts of interest in making key decisions by the most powerful governing body of the Conservative Party, a proposed resolution for the Sept. 7 policy convention will call for lobbyists to be disallowed from seeking a seat at the national council.

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