Peter Mackay gets endorsed by the former Conservative deputy leader.
Conservative MP Leona Alleslev speaks with Liberal MP and committee chair Michael Levitt in Ottawa on July 30, 2019.
Leona Alleslev had been expected to remain neutral in the contest, but announced late Sunday she didn’t want to sit on the sidelines and resigned as deputy leader, a post she’d held since the last federal election. “Canada faces an uncertain future. Canada needs a leader who has the experience and a plan to tackle the priorities of our time,” Alleslev said on social media.Watch: High stakes for second Conservative leadership race. Story continues below.
Alleslev declined a request for an interview on Monday, but in a statement said her only conversations with MacKay have been about his credentials for the leadership job.“My loyalty can’t be bought, it must be earned.”
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