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on July 11, 2013 in Right Edition

Canada’s’ Red Tories – Parliamentary Privilege

Last week’s Conservative party convention in Calgary was cancelled due to the floods in Alberta. Alas, a potential dustup which could affect the entire Tory brand remains in play. There was going to be a convention proposal to change the voting process for future leadership races back to one member, one vote. When the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives merged in December 2003, that particular system was replaced with one giving each riding 100 votes, regardless of the number of local memberships, which benefited Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Peter MacKay, the last federal PC leader who pushed heavily for this… View Article

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