{"id":73674,"date":"2016-04-06T08:32:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=73674"},"modified":"2025-01-08T02:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:31:29","slug":"kellie-leitch-make-official-launch-bid-conservative-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/04\/06\/kellie-leitch-make-official-launch-bid-conservative-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellie Leitch to make it official, launch bid for Conservative leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_73676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73676\" style=\"width: 953px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73676\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73676\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o.jpg\" alt=\"Ontario MP Kellie Leitch (Photo from Leitch's official Facebook page)\" width=\"953\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o.jpg 953w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10344268_685413208162730_4751269660613770609_o-768x774.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ontario MP Kellie Leitch (Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KellieLeitchMP\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leitch&#8217;s official Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Ontario MP Kellie Leitch is officially launching her bid for Conservative leadership today.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Press has learned Leitch is submitting her application to the party today.<\/p>\n<p>Once it\u2019s approved, she will take the next step of registering with Elections Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Leitch say the move is intended to give Leitch more flexibility to be out in public raising funds and talking to party members about where she\u2019d like to lead the Conservatives in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<p>Leitch has been assembling a team for weeks to support her bid and has already been holding fundraisers and speaking to party faithful about her candidacy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy mounjaro online <a href=\"https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/mounjaro.html\">https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/mounjaro.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not the only hopeful expected to launch a bid this week.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy diflucan online <a href=\"http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/diflucan.html\">http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/diflucan.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Quebec MP Maxime Bernier is also expected to submit his registration papers on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The vote for the next leader of the Conservative Party is scheduled for May 27, 2017.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy wellbutrin online <a href=\"https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/wellbutrin.html\">https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/wellbutrin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Ontario MP Kellie Leitch is officially launching her bid for Conservative leadership today. 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