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Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning says he’s concerned by the personal and divisive tone of the Conservative Party’s leadership race after witnessing Thursday evening’s first debate.– telling journalists that “80 per cent of it was on issues,” and saying the candidates were trying out their positions and figuring out how to conduct themselves.
“My worry is frankly with your media folk, if somebody gets up there, says some extreme thing, criticizing others – that’ll be the headline even if somebody else comes up with the answer to sliced bread.” Five of six candidates for the Conservative leadership attended the debate, which comes ahead of a pair of party-organized, official debates this month. The first is next Wednesday. The second is in Montreal on May 25.
Mr. Kenney, who endorsed Erin O’Toole in the last Conservative leadership race in 2020, said he was not going to endorse any candidate at this point.