Conservative MPs need to raise $15,000 by year’s end to fend off nomination challenges, says party
All 121 Conservative MPs are being required to raise $15,000 by the end of 2020 in order to fend off nomination challenges. In a briefing before the national Conservative caucus on Wednesday, Jaime Girard, acting executive director of the party, and Conservative MP Diane Finley (Haldimand–Norfolk, Ont.), the caucus liaison to the national council, said […]
Conservatives considering 2019 Liberal model to protect incumbent MPs from nomination challenges in next election
The Conservative Party’s national council is considering using the Liberal Party’s 2019 nomination model as an option to protect incumbent MPs from nomination challenges for the next election, but the party also wants a mechanism in place if it doesn’t want an MP to be a candidate, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. “What they’re […]
Conservative Party to protect all 121 incumbent MPs from nomination challenges until June 2021
All 121 Conservative MPs will be protected from nomination challenges if a federal election is held before June 2021, and MPs are urging the party to take the expiry date off that protection so they can focus on their work in Ottawa during this minority Parliament. “National council has been in discussions on nomination rules […]
More candidates could drop out after Sept. 30 deadline, PPC, Greens lead pack so far
The People’s Party of Canada and the Green Party have had the most declared candidates step aside over the last couple months—with reasons ranging from a candidate’s family member being charged with murder, to offensive online comments, to personal reasons, though many remain unexplained—and more candidates could drop out after the Sept. 30 nomination deadline. […]
Calgary Forest Lawn Conservatives elect Jasraj Hallan to succeed late MP Deepak Obhrai for the upcoming federal election
With the election call only days away, the federal Conservatives elected Jasraj Hallan as their candidate in the coveted riding of Calgary Forest Lawn, which opened up unexpectedly last month after the death of Deepak Obhrai, the party’s nominated candidate to run for what would have been his eighth successive term as an MP. The […]
Leader tours show Liberals eye riding upsets to offset tougher battles out East, experts say
Party leaders’ summer travel itineraries tell a story of politicians who are looking to break ground in ridings historically held by rivals, particularly the Liberals who may be looking to make up for anticipated losses out East, say strategists. “The Liberals have done a good job of setting themselves up for a victory in seats […]
Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study
Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a new Samara report, a statistic the group says shows candidate selection is “highly uncompetitive, opaque, unpredictable, and centrally controlled” by parties. In effect, party brass—not party members or the Canadian public—have […]
Conservative party leads nominees, NDP lags with quarter of ridings confirmed
Five months out from the federal election, the Conservative Party has the most candidates named, its 277 nominees far ahead of the governing Liberals’ 197 candidates, according to the latest numbers from their parties. That means the Tories have filled 82 per cent of the 338 ridings needed to offer a full slate. Maxime Bernier’s […]
Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face contested nomination
Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face a fight for his seat from within his party, after he didn’t meet an October deadline to complete party goals needed to protect incumbents from contested nominations, and hasn’t heard back about an extension. The MP for Saint John-Rothesay, N.B., is one of about 20 Liberal MPs who […]
NDP ‘under the gun’ to name candidates, say politicos, as they trail Grits, Tories on campaign slate
The NDP has 12 per cent of its candidates confirmed for the 2019 election, far behind the 61.5 per cent nominated under the Conservative banner and 50 per cent for the Liberals. It puts the New Democrats in a tough spot, say some analysts, but the party’s ex-national director said isn’t yet a problem. The […]
