Conservative Party of Canada leadership contender Jean Charest is accusing rival Pierre Poilievre of exaggerating his membership count, calling the claim 'Pierreinflation.'
Conservative Party of Canada leadership contender Jean Charest is accusing rival Pierre Poilievre of exaggerating his membership count, calling the claim “Pierreinflation.”311,958 Canadians thus far to support their team is “all spin.”
“You can have 10,000 members in a riding, it’s worth 100 points… If you have 100 members in another riding, it’s worth 100 points. It’s 100 points per riding,” he said. Patrick Brown is the only other contender to have released their membership count this far in the race, noting it stands at 150,000. Due to the record number of potential voters, the party said it is a “few weeks behind in terms of processing” the membership list to be able to send out to candidates before a new leader is elected on Sept. 10.