‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative sources.

Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 23, 2025

Former Manitoba Conservative Senator and party president Don Plett says he's “very, very unhappy” with his party’s conduct of nominations in the 2025 election cycle, and is not absolutely ruling out a bid for a seat on the party’s highest-elected governing body at th...

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