Conservative Leadership Race
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Calgary Heritage MP Bob Benzen to bow out of politics at end of 2022Bob Benzen succeeded Stephen Harper as MP for Calgary Heritage and was a voice urging the review of Erin O'Toole as Conservative Party leader.PoliticsOct 20, 2022
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Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative partyAlain Rayes, who represents the Richmond-Arthabaska riding east of Montreal, says he has no plan to resign. He left the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent.PoliticsSep 14, 2022
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Ranked ballots are used in Conservative leadership races. A look at how it worksUnlike in a general election, when voters can only make one choice on their ballot, the Conservative party picks its new leader through a ranked-ballot system.PoliticsSep 10, 2022
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Conservative leadership race: A look at the candidates as contest ends tonightExpectations are high for veteran Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who ran a populist campaign around the theme of "freedom" in his bid to win the race.PoliticsSep 10, 2022
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Voting ends in Conservative leadership race, winner to be revealed SaturdayBallots had to be received by a deadline of 5 p.m. on Tuesday in order to be processed, validated and counted in time for this weekend's announcement.PoliticsSep 6, 2022
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Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen will not seek re-election as MPBergen, who became interim leader of the party in February after then-leader Erin O'Toole was ousted by his own caucus, said she will continue to serve as a member of Parliament.CanadaSep 6, 2022
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Who is Pierre Poilievre? A look at the Tory leadership hopeful’s past and presentPierre Poilievre, one of the first people elected in federal Conservative Party of Canada, is now the presumptive front-runner in the contest to become its next leader.PoliticsSep 5, 2022
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Pierre Poilievre fights for fewer words in promise to enact law against government jargonPierre Poilievre is waging one of his final battles in the Conservative leadership race - one in which even his main rival is onside.PoliticsSep 1, 2022
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As Centre Ice group drops ‘Conservative’ from name, where are moderate Tories to go?An advocacy group started by centrist Conservatives to provide more of a voice to the political middle has dropped the party's name to expand its base.PoliticsAug 31, 2022
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Conservative leadership race: Over half of members have voted a week before deadlineLeadership candidates have spent the last few weeks of this race working to ensure their supporters have cast a vote — and trying to reach those who haven't.PoliticsAug 30, 2022
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