Lewis joins Poilievre in skipping third Conservative leadership debate
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OTTAWA — Leslyn Lewis has formally determined to skip out on the Conservative get together’s subsequent management debate.
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Her marketing campaign says it knowledgeable the race’s organizing committee she is not going to attend the “all-candidate occasion” set for Aug. 3.
The 5 candidates vying to switch former chief Erin O’Toole have been instructed by the get together they’re anticipated to seem in Ottawa for a 3rd and ultimate official debate earlier than outcomes are revealed Sept. 10.
Longtime MP Pierre Poilievre, the competition’s perceived front-runner, has introduced on social media he received’t attend as a result of he’s targeted on getting out the vote.
Lewis had expressed considerations concerning the want for an additional debate and in a latest open letter to the get together requested whether or not it could cowl subjects together with abortion and the World Financial Discussion board, points she says members are inquiring about.
Below Conservative guidelines, candidates who don’t attend get together debates might be fined $50,000.
