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The Liberal Party has set the highest entry fee for a leadership election in Canadian history, which can be paid in instalments, but the party is still deciding whether any portion of the deposit will be refundable upon the conclusion of the leadership contest. “The entrance fee will be paid in instalments,” said Parker Lund, Liberal Party’s director of communications in an email to .
As of Saturday morning, only two candidates had declared their candidacies publicly, including businessman and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis, and Liberal MP Chandra Arya . Other potential candidates who are considering running include Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne , Transport Minister Anita Anand , Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon , Government House Leader Karina Gould , and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson .
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