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Sources say first contender for CPC leadership set to announce Friday
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3:09Now PlayingBrian Lilley of TheRebel.Media reports, we could have our first contender for the Conservative leadership race on Friday.
Kellie Lietch, MP for Simcoe-Grey, since 2011, Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women, is set to announce Friday according to sources I’ve been speaking with.
Other contenders are considering or counting themselves out. Despite my strong encouragement it appears Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is ruling himself out telling media that he doesn’t want the job.
Jason Kenney who has held cabinet positions at Defence, Immigration, Employment and Multiculturalism is considering a run though I’m told he is not ready to jump in yet, taking time to consider if he is ready for what could be a four to eight year haul as opposition leader.
And Peter MacKay, newly retired from politics to spend time with his young and growing family is said to be seriously considering a run and is being strongly encouraged to run by the PC faction of the Conservative Party. MacKay, like Kenney, not ready to jump in yet, he will take time.
The Conservative Party has yet to set the rules for a leadership race or a timeline. Currently the party has a convention scheduled for May in Vancouver, that convention could become a leadership convention or it could be pushed back. Talks are currently happening to determine what the best process is for the party. Whatever the decision the party doesn’t have to rush, the next election is scheduled for October 21, 2019.
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