The Backbench
#32 The Conservative Candidating Game
Eight people are in the running for leadership of the Conservative Party, but only one will emerge victorious and get a chance to become the next Prime Minister of Canada. We're joined by Politico’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Backbench regular Jason Markusoff to introduce our candidates. What's their vision? What have they done? And who’s most likely to flame out publicly?
Eight people are in the running for leadership of the Conservative Party, but only one will emerge victorious and get a chance to become the next Prime Minister of Canada. We’re joined by Politico’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Backbench regular Jason Markusoff to introduce our candidates. What’s their vision? What have they done? And who’s most likely to flame out publicly?
Links:
- Subscribe to Politico’s Ottawa Playbook newsletter
- See the picture of teenage Patrick Brown with a Jean Charest poster on his wall
- At the time of recording, Joseph Bourgault was not yet confirmed as a candidate, but he is also in the running. His website is available here
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