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Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, 2017

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Leader before election Rona Ambrose (Interim) Elected Leader TBD

The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election will be held on May 27, 2017 to choose a successor to Stephen Harper, who led the Conservative Party of Canada as its first permanent leader from 2004 following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. Harper led the party through five general elections: the party increased its seat count in the House of Commons in 2004, formed two minority governments in 2006, and 2008, and then a majority government in 2011. Following the defeat of his party in the October 19, 2015 election, Harper tendered his resignation as party leader on election night. In a statement, Conservative Party President John Walsh said he had spoken to Harper, "and he has instructed me to reach out to the newly elected parliamentary caucus to appoint an Interim Leader and to implement the leadership selection process."

Interim leadership

Conservative Party president John Walsh's letter to caucus stated that only Members of Parliament (MPs) would vote for the interim leader, but Conservative Senators pointed out that the party constitution states that the entire parliamentary caucus votes. The caucus allowed Senators to vote, declining to adopt the provisions of the Reform Act that would have only allowed MPs to vote.

The caucus chose Rona Ambrose, MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland, Alberta and former Minister of Health, as interim leader at its first meeting on November 5, 2015 in a vote by preferential ballot. Ambrose, as the interim leader, will also serve as Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada until a permanent leader is chosen. She defeated Candice Bergen, Diane Finley, Mike Lake, Rob Nicholson, Erin O'Toole, and the joint ticket of Denis Lebel and Michelle Rempel in the caucus vote.

Under the party's constitution, Ambrose, as the interim leader, may not run for the permanent position.

Leadership election timing

Following Harper's resignation, debate emerged within the Conservative Party regarding the timing of the leadership election. Initially, some members of the party’s national council were calling for a leadership convention as early as May 2016 according to Maclean's magazine. However, interim leader Rona Ambrose has said there is a consensus among the party's caucus that the leadership election shouldn't be rushed and should be held sometime in 2017. In a December 2015 interview, Ambrose said the party will take its time allowing all members, including those not already involved in politics, to build a strong candidacy. "If we take a little extra time, that will mean we'll have a better leadership race,"

The Conservative Party's Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) met at Toronto's Albany Club January 15–17, 2016 to discuss the process for the Party to elect its next leader. Among its decisions, LEOC selected May 27, 2017 for Conservative Party members to elect their next leader.

Rules

Only party members will be allowed to vote. The fee for a party membership was raised to $25 from $15, an increase that was reversed on April 23, 2016 after criticisms that the move was "elitist". Membership fees can only be paid via personal cheque or credit card. Cash payments will not be permitted. This new requirement is intended to prevent the election being dominated by new members, and to prevent anyone other than the individual member, such as a candidate's campaign, from signing up scores of members and paying the membership fees in cash out of campaign funds.

Candidates must be members of the party for at least six months in order to be eligible. Voting will be on a One Member One Vote basis using a ranked ballot; however votes will be calculated so that each electoral district have equal weight with each electoral district allocated 100 points. Candidates will be assigned a point total based on his or her percentage of the vote in each electoral district. To win, a candidate must receive at least 16,901 points which would be a majority.

To register, candidates must submit nomination forms signed by 300 party members from at least 30 electoral districts in at least seven different provinces and territories as well as pay a $50,000 non-refundable deposit and an additional $50,000 compliance deposit which is refundable provided the candidate complies with campaign rules, and fill out a 40 page questionnaire that asks for references, criminal background and credit checks, agreement with basic party principles, a list of social media accounts, and questions about possible controversial positions the candidate has taken in the past as well as affiliations and personal associations and behaviour that may be problematic. A party committee reviews the candidate's nomination form and may disqualify a potential candidate. Candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $5 million on their campaigns.

Timeline

• October 19, 2015 – Federal election results in defeat of Conservative government. As Harper spoke to supporters in Calgary, making no reference to his future, a statement was released by the party announcing Harper's resignation as party leader and his request that an interim leader be chosen to lead the party in parliament until a leadership election can be held.
• November 4, 2015 – Harper resigns as prime minister; Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau sworn in.
• November 5, 2015 – Conservative caucus held its first meeting since the 2015 federal election and chose former health minister Rona Ambrose interim leader of the party.
• December 4–5, 2015 – National Council meets, 20-member Leadership Election Organization Committee appointed, including seven members of the National Council and MP Diane Finley, all of whom have pledged to be neutral during the leadership campaign; Dan Nowlan is appointed the committee's chair.
• January 15–17, 2016 – The Leadership Election Organization Committee meets at the Albany Club in Toronto to decide on the date of the leadership vote, the deadline for candidates to be nominated, campaign spending limits, the entrance fee for candidates and the appeals process for any disputes.
• May 26–28, 2016 – Conservative Party national policy convention, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, voted on policy resolutions and elected the party president and other officials. An attempt to change the party constitution to allow the party's interim leader, Rona Ambrose, to seek the permanent leadership is defeated.
• November 10, 2106 – First leadership debate, to be held in Saskatoon.
• February 24, 2017, 5pm ET (UTC-5) – Nomination period closes.
• March 28, 2017, 5pm ET (UTC-5) – Membership deadline.
• May 27, 2017 – Leadership election is held.

Registered candidates

Candidates who have paid their deposit and officially filed their nomination papers:

Maxime Bernier

Background

Maxime Bernier, 53, is the MP for Beauce, Quebec (2006–present) and was the Shadow Minister of Innovation (2015—2016). He served in the Harper government as Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism (2011–2015), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007–2008), and Minister of Industry (2006–2007), Bernier is considered a Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). 2010}}</ref> Prior to entering federal politics in 2006 Bernier, a lawyer by training, was vice-president of the Standard Life of Canada Insurance company and manager of corporate and international relations at the Commission des valeurs mobilières du Québec.

Date candidacy announced: April 7, 2016

Campaign website: www.maximebernier.com

Supporters

• MPs: (2) Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière), Alex Nuttall (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte)
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians: (1) Laura Ross (Saskatchewan MLA for Regina Rochdale)
• Former MPs: (1) John Reynolds (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, Interim Canadian Alliance leader and Acting Leader of the Opposition 2001–2002)
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations:

Other information

• Supports the legalization/decriminalization of marijuana. Wants to end "corporate welfare" (business subsidies). Calls for smaller government, lower taxes, and paying down the national debt, abolishing the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, privatizing Canada Post Corporation, ending supply management, and expanding free trade.,

Michael Chong

Background

Michael Chong, 44, is the MP for Wellington—Halton Hills, Ontario (2004–present) and was the Deputy Shadow Minister of the Environment (2015-2016). Previously, he was Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth (2006) and Minister of Sport (2006). Chong resigned from the Harper cabinet in 2006 to protest the government's recognition of the Québécois as a nation within Canada. As a backbench MP he advocated democratic reforms in Parliament to limit the power of the Prime Minister’s Office and party leaders over their caucuses and individual MPs and introduced the Reform Act to give caucuses the option of the power to remove party leaders, elect caucus chairs, and expel or readmit MPs, and elect interim leaders.

Date campaign announced: May 16, 2016

Campaign website: www.chong.ca

Supporters

• MPs: (1) Peter Kent (Thornhill)
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians: (1) Ted Arnott (Ontario MPP for Wellington—Halton Hills)
• Former MPs: (2) Chungsen Leung (Willowdale, 2011-2015), Mike Wallace (Burlington, 2006-2015)
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations: (1) Greenpac

Other information

• Advocates modernizing democratic institutions and strengthening the independence of MPs and parliamentary committees. Supports lower taxes, and carbon pricing to combat climate change.

Tony Clement

Background

Tony Clement, 55, is the MP for Parry Sound—Muskoka, Ontario (2006–present) and has been Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2016), President of the Treasury Board (2011–2015), Minister of Industry (2008–2011), Minister of Health (2006–2008), and a 2004 leadership candidate, placing third. Previously he was an MPP in the Ontario legislature (1995–2003) and a provincial cabinet minister (1997–2003) under Premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. Clement also ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 2002, placing third.

Date campaign announced: July 12, 2016

Campaign website: clementleadership.ca

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs: (1) Brad Butt (Mississauga—Streetsville, 2011-2015)
• Former provincial politicians: (1) Gary Mar (Alberta MLA for Calgary-Mackay, 1993-2007)
• Other prominent individuals: (2) Sandra Buckler (Director of Communications, Prime Minister's Office 2006-2008), John Capobianco (FleishmanHillard National Lead)
• Organizations:

Other information

• Says he would bring in coherent environmental policies in the wake of the Paris climate change accord, end government subsidies to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Kellie Leitch

Background

Kellie Leitch, 45, is the MP for Simcoe—Grey, Ontario (2011–present), and was the Shadow Minister of Health (2015–2016). In the Harper cabinet she was Minister of Labour and the Status of Women (2013–2015) She is an orthopaedic pediatric surgeon at SickKids Hospital and is an associate professor at the University of Toronto.

Date campaign announced: April 6, 2016

Campaign website: www.kellieworks.ca

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs: (1) Ronald Atkey (St. Paul's, 1972-1974, 1979-1980)
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals: (4) Richard Ciano (Ontario PC Party President, 2012-2016), Nick Kouvalis (Strategist; Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Toronto, 2010-2011) Michael Meighen (Chancellor of McGill University; former Senator, 1990-2012; grandson of Prime Minister Arthur Meighen), Andrew Pringle (Toronto Police Services Board Chair)
• Organizations:

Other information

• Opposes the legalization/decriminalization of marijuana. Opposes a national tax on carbon emissions.

Deepak Obhrai

Background

Deepak Obhrai, 66, is the MP for Calgary Forest Lawn, Alberta (2015–present), and previously represented Calgary East, Alberta (1997–2015), Shadow Minister of International Development (2015–2016), and current Dean of the Conservative Caucus. In the Harper government he was the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (2006–2015).

Date campaign announced: July 14, 2016

Campaign website:

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs: (3) Corneliu Chisu (Pickering—Scarborough East, 2011-2015), Joe Daniel (Don Valley East, 2011-2015), Julian Fantino (Vaughan, 2010-2015)
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations:

Other information

• Advocates a more inclusive party. Says he will support Peter MacKay if he runs.

Declared candidates

Individuals who have declared their candidacies but not yet paid the deposit fee or filed their nomination papers:

Pierre Lemieux

Background

Pierre Lemieux, 53, is the former MP for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ontario (2006–2015). In the Harper government he was the Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages (2007–2008), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture (2008–2015), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs (2015).

Date campaign announced: August 22, 2016

Campaign website:

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs:
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations: (1) Campaign Life Coalition

Other information

• Running as a social conservative, highlighting his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs:
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations: (1) Campaign Life Coalition

Other information

Running as an "unapologetic" Conservative who can unite all wings of the party. -->

Adrienne Snow

Background

Adrienne Snow, 49, is a Toronto-based communications consultant. From 1997 and 2000 she served as the director of policy for the socially conservative National Foundation for Family Research and Education. She is also former executive director of the Centre for the Study of Civic Renewal.

Date campaign announced: August 23, 2016

Campaign website:

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs:
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations:

Other information

• She is opposed to the legalization of marijuana but says same-sex marriage and assisted suicide are issues that have been settled.

Brad Trost

Background

Brad Trost, 42, MP for Saskatoon-University, Saskatchewan (2015–present), and previously represented Saskatoon-Humboldt, Saskatchewan (2004-2015), and was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Canada-U.S. Relations (2015–2016) following the last election. Prior to election, Trost worked as a geophysicist in natural resources extraction in the north. He was also an active participant in his family’s mixed grain, oilseeds and beef cattle farm operation. Upon his election in 2004, he founded the Conservative Party Energy Caucus and pushed for the re-creation of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources upon his first election. Trost introduced legislation to open Canada’s uranium sector to foreign investment. He also served on both the Standing Committee on International Trade and the Standing Committee on Industry, and was elected vice-chair of the Canada-U.S. Parliamentary Association. Brad and Gerelt, his wife, and their baby daughter, Isobel, make their home in Saskatoon.

Date campaign announced: August 16, 2016

Campaign website: www.brad4leader.ca

Supporters

• MPs:
• Senators:
• Provincial politicians:
• Former MPs:
• Former provincial politicians:
• Other prominent individuals:
• Organizations: (1) Campaign Life Coalition

Other information

• Running as a social conservative, opposes a carbon tax, transgender bathrooms, tax increases generally, assisted suicide and abortion, deficit financing, and legalization of marijuana. Has been outspoken against abortion and against same-sex marriage and argued unsuccessfully at the 2016 Conservative policy convention to retain the party's definition of marriage as "the Union of one man and one woman".

Potential candidates

Publicly expressed interest

The following potential candidates have expressed interest in running for the party leadership within the past three months.

• Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2013–2015), MP for Ajax—Pickering, Ontario (2011–2015), Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan (2003–2005)
• Candice Bergen, Shadow Minister of Natural Resources (2015–present), State for Social Development (2013–2015), MP for Portage—Lisgar, Manitoba (2008–present).
• Steven Blaney, Shadow Minister of Public Works and Government Services (2015–present),, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2013–2015), Minister of Veterans Affairs (2011–2013), MP for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Quebec (2015–present) and Lévis—Bellechasse, Quebec (2006-2015).
• Peter MacKay, MP for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1997–2004) and Central Nova, Nova Scotia (2004–2015), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007), Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (2003)
• Kevin O'Leary, businessman, investor, journalist, writer, financial commentator and television personality.
• Erin O'Toole, Shadow Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2015–present), MP for Durham, Ontario (2012–present), Minister of Veterans Affairs (2015–2016)
• Rick Peterson, venture capitalist, principal Peterson Capital, former candidate for leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, party fundraiser. Rick Peterson, venture capitalist, principal Peterson Capital, former candidate for leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, party fundraiser.
• Lisa Raitt, Shadow Minister of Finance (2015–present), MP for Milton, Ontario (2015–present) and Halton, Ontario (2008–2015), Minister of Transport (2013–2015), Minister of Labour (2010–2013), Minister of Natural Resources (2008–2010), President and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority (2002–2008)
• Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (2013–2015), Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification (2011–2013), MP for North Vancouver (2008–2015), former chief executive officer of King George Financial Corporation.
• Andrew Scheer, Opposition House Leader (2015–present), MP for Regina—Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (2004–present), Speaker of the House of Commons (2011–2015), endorsed by Campaign Life Coalition, reportedly collecting nomination signatures and donation pledges.

Other prospective candidates

• Gérard Deltell, Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister of Employment and Workforce Labour (2015–present), MP for Louis-Saint-Laurent, Quebec (2015–present), Quebec MNA for Chauveau (2008–2015) and leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (2009–2012).
• Rob Nicholson, Shadow Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2015–present), MP for Niagara Falls (1984–1993, 2004–present), Minister for Democratic Reform (2006–2007), Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2006–2007), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2007–2013), Minister of National Defence (2013–2015), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015) and Shadow Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2015–present)
• Pierre Poilievre, Shadow President of Treasury Board (2015–present) MP for Carleton, Ontario (2015–present) and Nepean—Carleton, Ontario (2004–2015), Minister of Employment and Social Development (2015), Minister for Democratic Reform (2013–2015)

Declined

• Rona Ambrose – Interim Leader of the CPC and Leader of the Official Opposition (2015–present), MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland (2015–present) and Edmonton—Spruce Grove, Alberta (2004–2015), Minister of Health (2013–2015), Minister of Public Works and Government Services (2010–2013), Minister of Labour (2008–2010), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2007–2008), Minister of the Environment (2006–2007). Ambrose is currently barred from running for permanent leader due to her position as interim leader and has declined interest in the permanent position. Nevertheless, published reports speculate there may be a "Draft Ambrose" movement if party members are dissatisfied with the field of leadership candidates.
• John Baird – MP for Ottawa West—Nepean, Ontario (2006–2015), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2015), Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2010–2011), Minister of the Environment (2007–2008, 2010–2011), Minister of Transport (2008–2010), President of the Treasury Board, (2006–2007), Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPP (1995–2005) and provincial cabinet minister (1999–2003).
• Paul Calandra – Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada and for Intergovernmental Affairs (2013–2015), MP for Oak Ridges—Markham, Ontario (2008–2015)
• Jean Charest – Premier of Quebec (2003–2012), Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party (1998–2012), Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1993–1998), Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993), Minister of the Environment (1991–1993), MP for Sherbrooke (1984–1998)
• Christy Clark – Premier of British Columbia (2011–present), Leader of the B.C. Liberal Party (2011–present)
• Ed Fast – Shadow Minister for the Environment (2015–present), MP for Abbotsford, British Columbia (2006–present), Minister of International Trade (2011–2015).
• Doug Ford – former Toronto city councillor (2010-2014) and mayoral candidate (2014).
• Jason Kenney, Chair of Shadow Cabinet Committee on Strategic Operations, MP for Calgary Midnapore, Alberta (2015–present) and Calgary Southeast, Alberta (1997–2015), Minister of National Defence (2015), Minister for Multiculturalism (2013–2015), Minister of Employment and Social Development (2013–2015), Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2008–2013)
• Bernard Lord – Premier of New Brunswick (1999–2006), Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick (1997–2006)
• Caroline Mulroney Lapham – investment management executive, daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
• Mark Mulroney – head of capital equity markets at the National Bank of Canada, son of former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
• James Moore – MP for Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (2000–2004) and Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (2004–2015), Minister of Industry (2013–2015), Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages (2008–2013). Elected as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000.
• Scott Reid – Shadow Minister of Democratic Institutions (2015–present), MP for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Ontario (2015–present), Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Ontario (2004–2015) and Lanark—Carleton, Ontario (2000–2004)
• Michelle Rempel – Shadow Minister of Immigration (2015–present), MP for Calgary Nose Hill, Alberta (2015–present) and Calgary Centre-North, Alberta (2011–2015), Minister of Western Economic Diversification (2013–2015)
• Brad Wall – Premier of Saskatchewan (2007–present), Leader of the Saskatchewan Party (2004–present).
• Dianne Watts – Shadow Minister of Infrastructure & Communities (2015–present), MP for South Surrey—White Rock, British Columbia (2015–present), Mayor of Surrey, (2004-2015)

Opinion polling

The polls below were conducted before nominations for the leadership closed and therefore include potential candidates for the leadership race. Rona Ambrose, as interim leader, is ineligible to run for the permanent leadership unless there is a change to the party's constitution.

Conservative Party members

Conservative Party supporters

All Canadians

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