More than 431,000 ballots have been cast for the leadership race which ends with the announcement of the winner on Saturday.
More than 431,000 ballots, 64% of all eligible ballots, had been received and verified by the Conservative Party as of Tuesday morning with party officials confirming that between 10,000 and 20,000 ballots have been arriving daily over the last few weeks.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Chris Rougier, campaign manager for the Charest camp, offered up some hope, but not much, that his candidate could pull through. “We are feeling cautiously optimistic but agree, no matter the outcome, we need to move forward as a united Conservative Party to bring an end to Trudeau’s politics of division,” he said.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamA month ago, Rougier had been trying to keep the spirits of the campaign team up by releasing what he called Charest’s path to victory.
After Andrew Scheer won the leadership in 2017, the bad blood between him and Maxime Bernier lasted for months before Bernier went on to form the Peoples Party of Canada. In 2020, Erin O’Toole’s team froze out anyone who had worked for Peter MacKay, and the bad blood between O’Toole and MacKay festered.
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