The party said the convention will now take place in November in Quebec City
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they’re postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race.
“The Conservative Party’s National Council voted Friday to delay the policy convention planned for Toronto from April 16 to 18 so greater focus could be given to the details and organization around the Conservative leadership election process,” the party said in a news release. The move wasn’t entirely unexpected, coming after months of both behind-the-scenes and very public pressure linked to his failure to win power from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October.
But the issue of his leadership came to a head when accusations surfaced that he’d used party funds to cover the costs of sending his kids to private school.Some in the party have called for the selection of their next leader to take place after April, while others say with a minority government in Ottawa, there is no time to waste.
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