‘The party wants this riding very badly’: at least 22 candidates consider run for Tory nomination in Liberal-held riding of Pickering-Uxbridge, Ont.

The Greater Toronto Area riding is a target for the Conservatives in the next election, say potential candidates Anthony Yacub and Raveenie Rajasingham.

Liberal MP Jennifer O'Connell, right, with Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada. At least 22 Conservatives are interested in seeking the party's nomination in O'Connell's riding of Pickering-Uxbridge, Ont.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

November 6, 2023

The Liberals have won the riding of Pickering-Uxbridge, Ont. with double digit margins in the last three elections, but the Conservatives are bullish in bringing it to the blue column, with 22 potential candidates asking for nomination papers from the central party office.&n...

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