Conservative leadership candidates to face off in first of two back-to-back debates

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The back-to-back scheduling is one of many concessions the party has had to make in a race upended repeatedly by the COVID-19 pandemic

But when COVID-19 began to shut down the country in March, that plan was scuttled, as well as all the others for the campaign.The original date of June 27 to pick a new leader has now been pushed to sometime after Aug. 21 – the deadline for party members to have their ballots sent to headquarters for counting.

All have used all manner of technologies to connect: Facebook live events, online videos, telephone townhalls and robocalls. MacKay tried to bolster his Quebec cred this week by posting a class photo of sorts showcasing all the endorsements he has in the province, and buying French-language ads on social media, including one asking people to take a survey.

“Despite everyone’s talk about inclusivity, the narrative is constantly brought up that you can’t look or act or seem different in any way or Canadians just won’t vote for you,” Lewis said in a recent letter to supporters.Wednesday night will be her national debut on the party stage and a goal for her campaign is to give further fuel to the momentum she appears to be gaining.

In a recent meeting he had with Quebec conservatives, a video of which was leaked to the CBC, he made the request explicit:

 

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