Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay is taking heat for skipping a pair of virtual debates organized by grassroots party members.
Riding associations in both the Greater Toronto Area and British Columbia banded together to organize their own events for all four candidates to present themselves to party members.
He turned down the invite to the B.C. event on Wednesday, a decision that the debate co-chair said "bummed" him out. Isidorou said the organizers worked to get the backing of all 42 area riding associations for the event to ensure candidates would feel it was worth their time. They also offered to be flexible on the date. So far, they have 2,500 people registered to watch.
On Tuesday Mackay's campaign claimed a scheduling conflict and promoted a town hall he was holding that evening with B.C. supporters. "This is not an official LEOC debate and therefore we're unable to answer your questions surrounding it. It also means the LEOC rules around debates do not apply." The point of Wednesday's event is to make sure the candidates do have answers now, and they've been given the questions in advance.
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