The next Conservative leader could be PM. Why aren’t they getting a proper job interview?
The Conservative Party leadership race, already hollowed out by the mysterious disqualification of one of two leading candidates, has cratered a little more since, with the other main contender refusing to take part in a debate next week.last week saying he would be too busy getting out the vote to bother with anything as unimportant as an event designed to test the mettle of a leadership candidate.
Canada is the second largest country in the world. It has a $2.2-trillion economy, and a federal government budget this year of $462-billion. As a federation, it is tied together by a constitution that divides responsibilities among levels of government, making the need for co-operation a fact of life.
All of which means that the job of prime minister – of leading the federal government – is the biggest and most important job in this big and important land. That’s relevant to the Conservative Party leadership race.The party’s method for selecting a new leader has been put to the test three times since Mr. Harper bowed out after the 2015 election.