The Conservative leadership race is almost over!
What an over-long drawn out affair it has been. Even with COVID-19, there was no excuse for it to take this long.
With modern technology- including online meetings etc., this should have been over months ago. Imagine if we had a new leader place before the WE scandal unfolded.
By waiting this long to pick a new leader, the party has played into Trudeau’s hands allowing him to seek a confidence vote in September and thereby force an election.
The new Conservative leader is faced with the simultaneous tasks of making sure the party remains united after the leadership vote, hiring and putting in place key staff, setting up a campaign team and organization, working with the fundraising arm of the party and putting together a platform. Each of these items takes time- time Trudeau might not give the new leader.
As of Sunday, the new leader had better be off and running as more years with Trudeau as Prime Minister will be disastrous for the country.
