Former Quebec premier Jean Charest says he's waiting to see party rules before deciding whether he will run to be the next Conservative leader.
Charest met Wednesday night with MPs and senators at a hotel in downtown Ottawa at a reception planned by two people who want him to run.
"I'm with grassroots Conservative Party members. Our leader must share our values and respect our policies. I'm against the carbon tax, the long-gun registry, and for tax cuts, not tax takes," she wrote. The second focus, he said, is "thinking about, in the coming weeks, what I can do to help my party and my country."
Others considering running include Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, who formerly led Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, and Leslyn Lewis, the Ontario MP who placed third behind former leader Erin O'Toole in the 2020 contest, thanks to considerable backing from social conservatives and members from Western Canada.
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