Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy 'not Conservative.'
OTTAWA -- Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative."
The Manitoba MP and former deputy leader took over the party's top job after a majority of MPs voted to oust Erin O'Toole after weeks of anger and tension that built behind closed doors.Capital Dispatch: Stay up to date on the latest news from Parliament Hill Poilievre's campaign has dismissed Charest as being a Liberal for having led the federalist Quebec Liberal party after his time as leader of the former Progressive Conservative party in Ottawa.
As interim leader, she steers the party through its third leadership race in the last six years and a lengthy spell as the Official Opposition to the Liberal government. Bergen was among those who lent the convoy her support. At the time, she defended doing so by saying she felt it important to listen to protesters, despite disagreeing with their tactics."Do I make decisions based on what the media tells me? Is going to get me the most points publicly? Or what the polls are saying? No."
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