April 26, 2022
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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?
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Kieran Oudshoorn
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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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