Conservative Leadership race candidates

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Three Conservative leadership candidates excluded from final list (True North)

The six verified candidates who made it onto the ballot are Parry Sound—Muskoka MP Scott Aitchison, Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Brampton mayor and former Ontario ...

The 2020 CPC leadership race came under scrutiny after socially conservative candidates Richard Decarie and Jim Karahalios were disqualified. “We want a fair race. I’m not afraid of a hard fight, and the Conservative party is not one that should be cancelling legitimate contestants,” wrote Lewis. Etienne told the network he gave the party the needed paperwork ahead of the deadline imposed by the party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee. Etienne also said in a statement that he is “preparing a formal protest.” Verified leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis addressed the disqualifications in a tweet, where she called on the CPC to reinstate Abraham, Bourgault and Etienne. “Any prospective candidate who did not meet the requirements was informed of this fact and the reason or reasons why they did not meet the requirements set out under the rules,” added Benson.

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Anti-abortion activists claim corruption after Tories bar social ... (CBC.ca)

The Conservative Party of Canada today released the list of candidates who will appear on the ballot when party members vote for a new leader in September ...

It's just pushing people into the arms of Maxime Bernier and the People's Party and they think they're wonderful for doing so," Fonseca said. "If they could take Leslyn Lewis out, they would. The LCNC can, in turn, recommend to LEOC that a particular candidate be barred from running. Abraham has criticized Conservative MPs for failing to stop Bill C-4, the Liberal government's ban on conversion therapy. LEOC is happy to confirm that six Verified Candidates will appear on the leadership ballot. That means they have at least $300,000 to pay a series of entry fees and 500 endorsement signatures from members in 30 different ridings.

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