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Peter MacKay says he won’t seek Conservative leadership in vote this September
Peter MacKay, leadership candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, and his wife Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay watch a broadcast show that will announce the party's new leader with their children Kian, 7, Valentia, 4, and Caledon, 2, in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Two candidates vying to become Manitoba’s next premier debate health care and more
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister listens in as then Justice Minister Heather Stefanson talks during a press conference in Winnipeg on Nov. 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Federal election campaign 2021: O’Toole reverses leadership pledge, says doctors must refer for services they object
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is zeroing in on the housing crisis, pledging to build a million homes in three years and raise barriers to foreign investors. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks to the media Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Quebec City.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Anti-abortion groups seek to dominate Conservative policy convention
Conservative MP Derek Sloan attends a Conservative caucus retreat on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on January 24, 2020. Three contenders vying to become the next federal Conservative leader have banded together to call for the race to be delayed and for fees to be cut in half due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marilyn Gladu, Rudy Husny and Derek Sloan have written a joint letter to the Conservative party's leadership election organizing committee expressing dismay that their previous, individual requests for a delayed timeline have so far been ignored. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Peter MacKay says he won’t run in next federal election after failed Tory leadership bid
Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay speaks during a debate in Toronto, on June 18, 2020.
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Peter MacKay on why he lost the Conservative leadership race and the future of the party
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Peter MacKay speaks during a debate in Toronto, on June 18, 2020.
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Leslyn Lewis to seek Conservative nomination in rural Ontario riding in next federal election
Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis makes her opening statement at the start of a debate in Toronto, on June 17, 2020.
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Leslyn Lewis to run for Conservatives in next election after finishing third in leadership race
Leslyn Lewis to run for Tories in next election after losing leadership
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Politics Briefing: O’Toole is the new Conservative Leader
Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin OToole delivers his winning speech following the Conservative party of Canada 2020 Leadership Election in Ottawa on Monday, August 24, 2020. - Canadian conservatives will reveal August 23, 2020, their pick for a new leader and main contender to challenge liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in possible snap elections. Four candidates vied to replace outgoing Andrew Scheer, including two former ministers, the first Seventh-day Adventist ever to be elected to parliament, and an outsider seeking to become the first black woman to lead a major federal political party in Canada. Frontrunner Peter MacKay, 54, was looking to mark his triumphant return to politics following a five-year hiatus. (Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SEAN KILPATRICK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Morning Update: Erin O’Toole wins federal Conservative leadership race
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O'Toole speaks after his win at the 2020 Leadership Election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 24, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS
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He’s won. Here’s what Erin O’Toole has to do next
John Ibbitson
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Erin O’Toole wins federal Conservative leadership race
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O'Toole speaks after his win at the 2020 Leadership Election, in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Will MacKay or O’Toole lead the Conservatives? It doesn’t matter – not as much as what the party does next
John Ibbitson
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Can the next Tory leader steer clear of stinking albatrosses?
Konrad Yakabuski
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The Conservative leadership race: the candidates, policies and many similarities between the leading contenders
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole, left to right, Peter MacKay, Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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The next Conservative leader has to prepare quickly for a political agenda they don’t control
Campbell Clark
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Scheer marks final day in House of Commons as Conservative party leader
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer speaks in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Aug. 12, 2020.
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Battle for donor dollars tightens among Conservative leadership contenders
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole, left to right, Peter MacKay, Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Peter MacKay’s campaign says no deal was cut for Leona Alleslev’s endorsement
Canada's Conservative Party deputy leader Leona Alleslev speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay faces criticism for skipping pair of virtual debates
Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay speaks during a debate in Toronto, on June 18, 2020.
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Conservative Party rule seems impossible right now
John Ibbitson
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Conservative MP fires intern as police investigate allegations against MacKay campaign
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Conservative MP Greg McLean fires summer student after allegation of theft from O’Toole campaign
Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole speaks during an English debate in Toronto, on June 18, 2020.
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Erin O’Toole campaign seeks police probe, accuses Peter MacKay organization of theft
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
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Conservative candidates face off in measured English debate
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Peter MacKay, left, and Derek Sloan participate in the English debate in Toronto on June 18, 2020.
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Miss the Conservative leadership debates? Don’t worry, you didn’t miss much
John Ibbitson
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Who is part of the ‘big blue tent’ at the heart of second Conservative debate
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole, left to right, Peter MacKay, Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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French debate did little but alienate the target audience
Campbell Clark
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Erin O’Toole, Peter MacKay drop the gloves in first Conservative leadership debate
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Conservative leadership candidates face off in first of two back-to-back debates
A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention, in Halifax, on Aug. 23, 2018.
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Erin O’Toole used American call centre to contact Conservative voters
Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O'Toole responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, May 11, 2015. O’Toole tells the House of Commons veterans committee that he doesn’t trust the opposition to pass a bill with changes to veterans benefits before Parliament adjourns — likely next month, with an election scheduled for October.
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Erin O’Toole’s platform gives heft to the Conservative leadership race
Andrew Coyne
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The Conservative leadership race is united on many fronts, but will it be led by O’Toole or MacKay?
John Ibbitson
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Conservatives disqualify Jim Karahalios from leadership race for a second time
A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax on August 23, 2018.