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Postponement of the April Conservative Party of Canada convention, to November, is not a surprise. The Party National Council failed the Party membership by not curtailing efforts to push Andrew Scheer out. The decision on whether a leadership contest was required was up to the delegates to the April convention. No group of party members has the authority or right to usurp the Party constitution and the authority of delegates to convention. Intervention was needed and did not happen. The “leak” of an arrangement between the Party and Mr. Scheer on school tuition fees was unethical and those involved were in breach of confidentiality clauses and failed to protect the interests of the Party and its members. No amount of lipstick will make that pig presentable. Instead of dealing with the culprits, the Conservative Fund chose to dismiss the Executive Director although the Fund does not choose or approve the person appointed. It appears that Mr. van Vugt was dismiss...

Story Reference – Globe and Mail, December 12th :   “ Conservative Party’s national council rejects motion to remain neutral in Scheer leadership review” There we have it – Conservative Party members should be alarmed and angry. The National Council is charged with overseeing operations of the Party including setting the rules for nomination contests and leadership races.   Candidates during the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership campaign It is imperative that the members of the National Council, the Leader’s office and Election Campaign team remain neutral in these processes. The concept of Party officers interfering in our selection of candidates and leaders is repugnant. Many party members were aghast at the discovery that the Party was funding a Political Operations Group who took over the election campaign in 2015, shutting out the National Council and dictating terms to candidates and electoral districts. In the follow-up analy...