Party members received a survey on Friday asking whether they want another debate, even as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been mailed out and some already coming back.
OTTAWA — Whether there will be a final faceoff for the federal Conservative leadership candidates may rest on the will of the party’s members.
What race organizers pitched the membership Friday — and, by extension, the candidates — is a much smaller scale event than the previous two official debates. On Monday, the verification process for ballots will begin for what’s likely to be a record-high number of voters. Five candidates are formally in the running for the job. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown’s name is also on the ballot, but he was disqualified last week over alleged financial improprieties. He is exploring legal avenues for appeal.
Then, an event scheduled by the Independent Media Gallery for late May was cancelled after Brown, Pierre Poilievre and Scott Aitchison wouldn’t commit.
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