Jean Charest got his final debate audience, but will support follow? cdnpoli
But with six weeks left until a winner is named, Wednesday’s event was largely an opportunity for the ex-Quebec premier to fish for votes.Charest had pressed the party to hold a third and final debate in the contest and applauded its decision to make it bilingual.
Charest’s path to victory is believed to be a narrow one at best, and runs through his home province of Quebec, along with Ontario and Atlantic Canada. His main rival Poilievre has been a member of Parliament since 2004 and boasts having sold nearly 312,000 party memberships during the race – a figure party headquarters hasn’t publicly verified.
At this stage, Paradis says Charest’s only play is to try to appeal to as many supporters of other candidates as he can, in hopes they mark his name down on the party’s ranked ballot. At one point in the debate Charest spoke directly to members, telling them: “All of you have a place at the table, I want you to know that.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jean Charest got his final debate audience, but will the support he seeks follow?OTTAWA — Jean Charest compared opponents who didn’t show up to the federal Conservatives’ final leadership debate to fish not wanting to swim.
Read more »
Jean Charest pressed to outline political future after Conservative leadership raceJean Charest spent the last official debate of Conservative leadership race stressing that his experience is what the party needs to unite.
Read more »
Jean Charest pressed to outline political future after Conservative leadership raceJean Charest spent the last official debate of the federal Conservative leadership race on Wednesday stressing that his experience as a political leader is what the party needs to unite.
Read more »
Jean Charest pressed to outline political future after Conservative leadership raceJean Charest spent the last official debate of Conservative leadership race stressing that his experience is what the party needs to unite.
Read more »
Conservative leadership debate: Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber face offConservative leadership candidates begin final debate
Read more »
‘Leadership is about showing up,’ Jean Charest says, as Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis skip final Conservative debateThe former Quebec premier said a leadership candidate not showing up for the debate is like a fish who doesn’t want to swim in the ocean. The two candidates had skipped the debate over concerns about its format
Read more »