Conservative Party of Canada - Leadership Election Event
The Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Election Event to choose a successor to Stephen Harper will be held from Friday, May 26 to Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the Toronto Congress Centre (650 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON). Please note: Voting takes place across Canada on Saturday, May 27th; you do not need to attend this event in Toronto in order to vote for the new CPC Leader.
For those who are planning to attend the Leadership Election Event, the schedule of activities appear below.
Friday May 26:
Registration open 5 PM (B. Adams Lobby)
Leaders Circle Reception 5 PM - 6:30 PM (TBD)
Main stage programming 7 PM - 10 PM (L. Tannenbaum Ballroom)
Candidate Hospitality Suites 10 PM onwards
Saturday May 27:
Registration open 8 AM
Food concession open 10 AM On-site voting 10 AM - 4 PM
Pre-Announcement reception 4 PM (Bar open)
Program begins – Winner announced – New leaders’ speech 7 PM
For tickets to the Leadership Election Event, and for travel details to Toronto, please click here.
UPDATE: CLC's comprehensive evaluation and comparision of these candidates is available here.
As of May 1, 2017, there are 13 individuals running as candidates for the Conservative Leadership (a 14th candidate, Kevin O'Leary, who was rated by CLC as the worst of all the candidates for his flagrant pro-abortion and anti-marriage statements, withdrew from the race on April 26th). Please click on the candidates name, belows to view their CLC profile, if avialable.
Brad Trost, MP, Saskatoon-University, SK*
Pierre Lemieux, former MP, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, ON*
Chris Alexander, former MP, Ajax-Pickering, ON
Maxime Bernier, MP, Beauce, QC
Steven Blaney, MP, Bellechasse - Les Etchemins - Lévis, QC
Michael Chong, MP, Wellington - Halton Hills, ON
Kellie Leitch, MP, Simcoe - Grey, ON
Deepak Obhrai, MP, Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
Kevin O’Leary (withdrew from Leadership race)
Erin O’Toole, MP, Durham, ON
Rick Peterson
Lisa Raitt, MP, Milton, ON
Andrew Saxton, former MP, North Vancouver, BC
Andrew Scheer, MP, Regina - Qu'Appelle, SK
* Please note that Leadership candidates Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux have been endorsed as "pro-life" by CLC.
** If you purchased or renewed your membership in the Conservative Party of Canada on or before March 28th, then you are eligible to vote in the Leadership election. If you do plan to vote, please e-mail us here.