The official word came from the Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) Wednesday night that the Tory leadership race was back on..The race was briefly suspended on March 26 to accommodate restrictions on in-person meetings, direct contact with potential voters, and optics of fundraising during the pandemic..“The LEOC took the time over the course of that suspension to re-evaluate the timeline needed to complete the race,” the email announcement said..“(The committee) has concluded the Leadership Election can resume with adjustments to accommodate current circumstances, effective immediately.”. AFL launches website for people to boycott businesses that donated to UCP .There are no adjustments to the timeline itself – the membership deadline of May 15 still stands – and mail out ballots will be sent to members and must be returned by August 21..Previously, the leadership announcement was set to be made June 27 but will now be announced “as soon as those ballots can be properly processed and examined by scrutineers while respecting any health guidelines in place at that time.”.Peter MacKay, Erin O’Toole, Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis are the official candidates for the 2020 leadership race..Candidates have until May 15 to sign up new members who will be eligible to vote..Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter @Mitchell_AB
The official word came from the Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) Wednesday night that the Tory leadership race was back on..The race was briefly suspended on March 26 to accommodate restrictions on in-person meetings, direct contact with potential voters, and optics of fundraising during the pandemic..“The LEOC took the time over the course of that suspension to re-evaluate the timeline needed to complete the race,” the email announcement said..“(The committee) has concluded the Leadership Election can resume with adjustments to accommodate current circumstances, effective immediately.”. AFL launches website for people to boycott businesses that donated to UCP .There are no adjustments to the timeline itself – the membership deadline of May 15 still stands – and mail out ballots will be sent to members and must be returned by August 21..Previously, the leadership announcement was set to be made June 27 but will now be announced “as soon as those ballots can be properly processed and examined by scrutineers while respecting any health guidelines in place at that time.”.Peter MacKay, Erin O’Toole, Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis are the official candidates for the 2020 leadership race..Candidates have until May 15 to sign up new members who will be eligible to vote..Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter @Mitchell_AB