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Ontario Tories to choose new leader in June
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 22, 2009 07:34pm |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | Mar 22, 2009 07:00pm |
| Description | Ontario's Progressive Conservatives will choose a new leader June 27 despite objections from some of its own caucus members, party president Ken Zeise said Sunday.
The party executive held firm to its initial decision to have a new leader before July 1 despite "intensive lobbying" from different groups over the past two weeks, he said.
That will give the Tories time to prepare for a fall legislative session that will "demonstrate that we are the alternative government in the 2011 election," Zeise said.
About half a dozen caucus members showed up Sunday to voice their support for a June convention, he added.
A few sitting Conservatives – including veterans Elizabeth Witmer and Frank Klees – wanted a longer race ending in a September convention. |
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