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The race to replace Erin O'Toole as the new Conservative leader
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The race to replace Erin O’Toole as leader of the federal conservatives got a little more crowded this week. Ontario MPP Roman Barber, federal MP Leslyn Lewis and former Quebec premier and federal PC leader Jean Charest all announced their candidacies.
Charest joins the race as a possible contender to Pierre Pollieve’s frontrunner status.
National Post political reporter Catherine Lévesque joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss why Charest is joining the race after 10 years outside of politics, how he hopes to distinguish himself as a potential challenger to the Trudeau government, and how the race changes now that the field is filling out.
Background reading: New federal Conservative leader to be chosen on Sept. 10, candidacy must be declared by April 19
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