Charest’s business community backers in Alberta are likely to give his campaign a significant boost, in both membership sales and fundraising
Calgary might not appear a natural home for Jean Charest, the former premier of Quebec. But the veteran of both provincial and federal politics, who will formally launch his leadership campaign in the city this week, has a surprising cadre of support in the heartland of Canadian conservatism.
“There is no path to victory for any Conservative Party leader without strong engagement from Western party members,” said Michelle Coates Mather, director of communications for the Charest leadership campaign. “It is to show and demonstrate he knows he’s up against tough competition in the West. So why shy away from it? Wade into it right away and show your vision,” said Mr. Chynoweth, who knows Mr. Charest from Parliament Hill three decades ago and describes him as a fiscal conservative, “not an ultra-conservative.”
Mr. Charest worked as an adviser for Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. until 2015, as it worked to advance the contentious Energy East project. And for the past decade, Mr. Charest has been a regular attendee at the annual Banff forum held by the Canadian Energy Executive Association – a quietly influential group formerly known as the Oilmen’s.
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