Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

Senior Conservative sources tell The Hill Times that current party president Stephen Barber and Christina Mitas have been strategizing and reaching out to potential supporters ahead of the national council election at the end of this month.

Ontario national councillor Christina Mitas, right, is expected to run against Stephen Barber for the position of Conservative Party president at the Jan. 29-31 biennial policy convention in Calgary. Barber was elected president in 2023.Stephen Barber photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, Christina Mitas photograph courtesy of Facebook

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 25, 2026

If re-elected for a second term at the Conservative Party’s Jan. 29-31 biennial policy convention in Calgary, Ontario national councillor Christina Mitas is planning to challenge incumbent party president Stephen Barber for the party’s top job, say Conservative sources.

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