The 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on March 10, 2018, due to the resignation of party leader Patrick Brown on January 25, 2018, following allegations of sexual misconduct. Winner

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narrowly defeated runner-up

Christine Elliott Christine Janice Elliott (born April 13, 1955) is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the 11th deputy premier of Ontario and the Ontario minister of health from 2018 to 2022. Elliott was elected to represent the riding of New ...

on the third ballot with 50.6% of allocated points. The

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leadership election was scheduled for 3 months before the 2018 provincial election scheduled for June 7. It came after a turbulent year of disputed and allegedly fraudulent nominations contests across the province for local PC candidates. In two of these contests;

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and Scarborough Centre the nominations were overturned after Brown's resignation and Brown's own nomination in

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was cancelled. At the time of the leadership election

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and five others remained under active investigation by the party and

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remained under police investigation. According to Article 23.1 of the PC party constitution, when there is a vacancy in the position of leader, the party

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chooses an interim leader to serve until a new leader is elected in a leadership election, which must be held within 18 months of the vacancy occurring, and in which all party members can vote. Party president

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told the media on January 25 that "a leadership election will take place at such time as the PC party shall determine in its discretion". The party executive met on January 26, 2018, following the caucus election, to determine whether to have a leadership election before the provincial election, and if so, how it would proceed, or whether to have the interim leader lead the party into the election, and called the leadership election for March 2018.

Rules and procedures

All party members are eligible to cast votes by

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using electronic balloting, provided that they are members in good standing by February 16, 2018. To be eligible, one must be at least 14 years of age, a Canadian Citizen who is a resident of Ontario, and pay a $10 membership fee with personal funds (i.e. no corporation or union funds may be used). The vote was weighted so that each of the province's ridings that has more than 100 votes cast are allocated 100 electoral votes; ridings in which fewer than 100 party members vote were weighted, but instead had the votes counted as individual votes. The lowest-ranked candidate were dropped from the next round as ballots are counted, and the first candidate to get 50 per cent of the votes was declared the new leader. Candidates must be nominated by at least 100 party members, must agree to abide by the party's existing platform for the next election, and must be approved by the party's nominations committee as a PC candidate for the 2018 provincial election.

Method and Electronic Security

The voting method is solely

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with no other access methods. To cast a ballot, a three-part validation-vote was employed. First each eligible member had to register to vote with a code sent via regular mail. Second, each member who had registered had to validate their identity with one piece of government issued identification by

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an image. Third, each qualifying member was provided a second access code to use during the voting period via the internet. The system was criticized by all candidates as overly complicated and difficult for elderly members and those with difficulties using or accessing computers. Doug Ford and Tanya Granic Allen raised concerns over the security and legitimacy of the vote. Ford stated he believed "party elites" and "the establishment" would try to steal the election and said "there should be security cameras on the servers". Past leadership candidate

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said he had grave concerns about the integrity of the vote.

Timeline

*January 24, 2018: Leader Patrick Brown holds an emergency press conference at 9:45 pm to deny allegations of sexual misconduct, 15 minutes before

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planned to break a story detailing allegations made by two women. The PC Caucus meets in a telephone conference call and demands Brown's resignation. *January 25, 2018: Just before 1:30 am, Brown issues a statement announcing his resignation as party leader but maintaining his innocence. Brown states his intention to remain an MPP. *January 26, 2018: ** PC caucus unanimously elects

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as interim leader and Fedeli announces he intends to run for the permanent leadership ** The PC Party executive decides to hold a full-scale leadership election before the next provincial election and sets the date of the leadership election. *January 28, 2018: Party president

resigns shortly before ''

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'' magazine publishes a story about him allegedly sexually assaulting an employee during his time as a federal MP. *January 29, 2018:

announces he intends to run. *January 30, 2018: Fedeli withdraws from the contest. *January 31, 2018: The party's executive decides on the timeline and rules for the leadership election. *February 1, 2018:

officially declares her candidacy. *February 3, 2018: Ford officially declares his candidacy. *February 4, 2018:

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officially declares her candidacy. *February 8, 2018: Tanya Granic Allen announces she intends to run. *February 14, 2018: Granic Allen officially declares her candidacy. *February 15, 2018: All-candidates televised debate held in

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, moderated by

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and aired on

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. *February 16, 2018: **Former leader Patrick Brown is expelled from the PC caucus, and then declares his candidacy. **Last day of the nomination period (as of 5:00 pm) and to become a member of the party eligible to vote (as of 11:59 pm)https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ontariopc/pages/2651/attachments/original/1517491181/Leadership_Rules_-_Final_and_Approved_-_2018-01-31.pdf?1517491181 *February 20, 2018: PC Party Provincial Nominations Committee meets to interview Elliott, Ford, Granic Allen and Brown as part of the vetting process. (As the only nominated riding candidate, Mulroney has already been vetted). *February 21, 2018: Provincial Nominations Committee approves the candidacies of Brown, Elliott, Ford, and Granic Allen in addition to Mulroney, whose candidacy had previously been approved. *February 23, 2018: Last day for candidates to withdraw their names from the ballot (candidates who withdraw after this date may still appear on the ballot). *February 26, 2018: Patrick Brown withdraws from leadership race. *February 28, 2018, 6:30 pm: All-candidates debate held at the Shaw Centre in

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, moderated by

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. *March 1, 2018, 1:30–3:00 pm: Debate held in

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, between Christine Elliott, Doug Ford, and Tanya Granic Allen; moderated by Andrew Lawton of CFPL and broadcast live on Global News Radio stations and over

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. Caroline Mulroney declined an invitation to attend the debate. *March 2–9, 2018: Voting period. Online balloting used. Voting ended at noon on the last day of the voting period. An application for a court injunction to extend the voting period by a week was denied by an

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judge. *March 10, 2018: Leadership votes counted and results were scheduled to be announced at a convention in Markham, Ontario at 3 pm. However, results were not made available at that time and at 7:30 pm the party's Chief Electoral Officer announced a review of some ballots was required and the results were not announced until after 10 pm. *March 11, 2018: Elliott initially issues a statement refusing to concede, citing "serious irregularities with respect to this leadership race" and asserting that "thousands of members have been assigned to incorrect ridings" resulting in electoral points being misallocated. However, Elliott releases a statement later that evening conceding to Ford and pledging her support for him as leader. *June 7, 2018: Fixed-date of the 2018 Ontario provincial election.

Debates

Interim leadership

Nipissing MPP

was elected as interim leader by the PC parliamentary caucus in a unanimous vote on January 26, 2018. Caucus had favoured having the interim leader lead the party in the election campaign but the party executive opted to hold a leadership election prior to the general election.

Candidates

Christine Elliott Christine Janice Elliott (born April 13, 1955) is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the 11th deputy premier of Ontario and the Ontario minister of health from 2018 to 2022. Elliott was elected to represent the riding of New ...

Christine Elliott, , is the former non-partisan

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for Ontario (2016–2018), a past PC leadership candidate (2009 and 2015) and former MPP (

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2006–07,

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2007–15). She is a lawyer by training, and is the widow of former federal

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and 2004 Ontario PC leadership candidate

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. Elliott is also a co-founder and director of the Abilities Centre, a facility for those with special needs. Elliott opposed a carbon tax, and supported building a high-speed rail line between Toronto to Windsor. *Date candidacy declared: February 1, 2018 *Date candidacy registered with Elections Ontario: February 7, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: (13)

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Michael Chong Michael David Chong (born November 22, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has represented the Ontario riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the House of Commons since 2004. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the cabinet of Prime ...

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Sudbury Catholic District School Board Sudbury Catholic District School Board (SCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 32 prior to 1999) is a school board in north-central Ontario, Canada. The board is the school district administrator for English language R ...

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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 25 prior to 1999) refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ont ...

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Deepak Anand Deepak Anand is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Deepak is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of B ...

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Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Malton is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville. Missi ...

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York Centre York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss Fos or FOSS may refer to: Companies *Foss A/S, a Danish analytical instrument company * Foss Brewery, a former brewery in Oslo, Norway *Foss ...

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Pickering—Uxbridge Pickering—Uxbridge is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario. It consists of the Pickering, Ontario, City of Pickering and the Uxbridge, Ontario, Township of Uxbridge. Pickering—Uxbridge was created by the Can ...

Paul Calandra Paul A. Calandra (born May 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as a minister in the Ontario provincial cabinet since 2019. Calandra has been the government house leader for the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since 2019, min ...

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Markham—Stouffville Markham—Stouffville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham.; ; see also Statistics CanadaNational ...

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Oshawa Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the G ...

Jill Dunlop Jill Dunlop is a Canadian politician who is the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities since June 18, 2021. She represents the riding of Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...

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Simcoe North Simcoe North (french: Simcoe-Nord) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census''; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 87.8% ...

), Amy Fee (

Kitchener South—Hespeler Kitchener South—Hespeler (french: Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler) is a federal electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 election. History Kitchener So ...

Goldie Ghamari Golsa "Goldie" Ghamari ( fa, گلسا قمری) is a Canadian politician who was elected on June 7, 2018, to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. She represents the riding of Carleton, and is a member of the Pr ...

( Carleton),

Parm Gill Parm Gill (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Milton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018 and has served as the Ontario Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism since June 18, 2021. ...

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Kitchener Centre Kitchener Centre (french: Kitchener-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Geography The district includes the north-central and north-eastern parts o ...

Christine Hogarth Christine C. G. Hogarth is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Progressive Conservativ ...

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Karin Howard Karin (Duncan) Howard is a lawyer and politician. She represented Mooney's Bay Ward (now River Ward) on Ottawa City Council, covering the south central area of the City. Early life Howard, born in Toronto, attended Malvern Collegiate. While co ...

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Ottawa South Ottawa South (french: Ottawa-Sud) is a federal electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by David McGuinty, brother of former Premier of Ontario and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty ...

), Adam Ibrahim (

Windsor West Windsor West (french: Windsor-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Geography The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west an ...

), Logan Kanapathi (

Markham—Thornhill Markham—Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unio ...

), Mohammad Latif (

Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—Tecumseh is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography Windsor—Tecumseh consists of the Town of Tecumseh, and the part of the City of Winds ...

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Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Previous to that date, it was part of the Ottawa electoral district ...

Lindsey Park Lindsey E. Park is a Canadians, Canadian politician from Ontario. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 provincial election to represents the riding of Durham (provincial electoral dis ...

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), Derek Parks (Thunder Bay-Superior North), Michael Parsa (

Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It has been represented by Leah Taylor Roy, a Liberal, since 2021. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of N ...

), Esther Pauls (

Hamilton Mountain Hamilton is located on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the westernmost part of the Lake Ontario. Most of the city including the downtown section lies along the south shore. Situated in the geographic centre of the Golden ...

), David Piccini (

Northumberland—Peterborough South Northumberland—Peterborough South (french: Northumberland—Peterborough-Sud) is a federal electoral district in Ontario. Northumberland—Peterborough South was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legall ...

), Jeremy Roberts ( Ottawa West–Nepean), Sheref Sabaway (

Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Erin Mills is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral district of Mississauga—Erindale. Mississauga—Erin Mills was created by the 2012 federal electora ...

), Amarjot Sandhu (

Brampton West Brampton West (french: Brampton-Ouest) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the ...

), Amanda Simard (

Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (formerly known as Glengarry—Prescott) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Geography The dist ...

), Donna Skelly ( Flamborough-Glanbrook), Dave Smith ( Peterborough-Kawartha), Nina Tangri (

Mississauga—Streetsville Mississauga—Streetsville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. This riding is centred on the villages of Streetsville and Meadowvale. Mississauga—Stre ...

) *Other prominent individuals: *Organizations: (1) Trent Campus Conservatives *Media: (1)

Jonathan Kay Jonathan Hillel Kay (born 1968) is a Canadian journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of ''The Walrus'' (2014–2017), and is a senior editor of ''Quillette''. He was previously comment pages editor, columnist, and blogger for the Toronto-based Ca ...

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The Walrus ''The Walrus'' is an independent, non-profit Canadian media organization. It is multi-platform and produces an 8-issue-per-year magazine and online editorial content that includes current affairs, fiction, poetry, and podcasts, a national s ...

'' editor, 2014–2017; ''National Post'' columnist)

Doug Ford Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since March 2018. He ...

Doug Ford, , is a businessman and politician who is currently seeking the PC nomination in

Etobicoke North Etobicoke North (french: Etobicoke-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It covers the neighbourhood of Rexdale, ...

for the upcoming June 2018 provincial election. Ford is the brother of former

Toronto Mayor The mayor of Toronto is the head of Toronto City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in ...

Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobi ...

, and son of former Etobicoke-Humber MPP

Doug Ford Sr. Douglas Bruce Ford Sr. (February 27, 1933 – September 22, 2006) was a Canadian businessman and politician for the province of Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999 who rep ...

He was a member of

during his brother's term as mayor (2010–2014) and the runner-up in the

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Toronto mayoral election. Ford announced on February 1, 2018, that he would devote his energy to the leadership race and was no longer intending to run in the

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. Ford promised to "present Ontarians with a compassionate and responsible vision". He wanted to keep taxes low and eliminate a carbon tax. He stated he would not support policies that make Ontario less competitive. He has promised to fund election promises by finding efficiencies in government. Ford is in favour of expanding public transit in the GTA. He promised to revisit the sex-education curriculum. *Date candidacy announced: January 29, 2018 *Date candidacy declared: February 3, 2018 *Date candidacy registered with Elections Ontario: February 2, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: (2)

Toby Barrett Theobald Butler "Toby" Barrett (born November 3, 1945) was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1995 until 2022. B ...

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Haldimand—Norfolk Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Conservative Leslyn Lewis. Geograph ...

), Raymond Cho (

Scarborough—Rouge River Scarborough—Rouge River was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. However, as of the Fall 2015 federal election, part of this riding has been com ...

) *MPs: *Senators: *Municipal politicians: (5)

Vincent Crisanti Vincent Crisanti ( , ; born 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ward 1 Etobicoke North on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. He previously represented a former ward by the same name from 2010 to 2 ...

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Toronto City Councillor Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15, 2022. Structure The cur ...

for Ward 1 Etobicoke North), Michael Ford (

for Ward 2 Etobicoke North),

Billy Pang Billy Pang is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Markham—Unionville as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Pro ...

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York Region District School Board The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) is the English-language public school board for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is the province's third-largest school board after Toronto' ...

Trustee for

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Trustee for

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Vincent Ke Wenbin "Vincent" Ke ( zh, c=柯文彬) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Don Valley North since June 7, 2018. Originally elected as a Progressive Conservative (PC), he stepped down from the ca ...

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Don Valley North Don Valley North (french: Don Valley-Nord) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. Don Valley North ...

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Michael Tibollo Michael A. Tibollo (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, who is currently serving as Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial electi ...

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Vaughan—Woodbridge Vaughan—Woodbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It covers the Woodbridge neighbourhood, previously included in the electoral district of Vaughan. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2021 Census; 2013 representatio ...

) *Other prominent individuals: (2)

Charles McVety Charles H. McVety (born 1959) is a Canadian evangelical Christian leader and conservative political activist. He has been the president of Canada Christian College in Whitby, Ontario since 1993, taking over for his father, and was president of Ca ...

(president of

Canada Christian College Canada Christian College and School of Graduate Theological Studies, commonly shortened to Canada Christian College, is an Evangelical Christian Bible college located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. , over 6,500 people have graduated from Canada Chri ...

), Paul Melnichuk (pastor of the Prayer Palace, Toronto) *Organizations: *Media:

Tanya Granic Allen

Tanya Granic Allen, 37, is a social conservative parental rights activist and the president of Parents As First Educators (PAFE), a group that opposes the province's new

sex education Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, Human sexual activity, sexual acti ...

curriculum. She also sits on the board of the

Catholic Civil Rights League The Catholic Civil Rights League is a Canadian lay Catholic organization which makes statements in the media about Catholicism and which lobbies the government and takes part in court cases to advocate policies in line with its interpretation of ...

, a conservative Catholic lobby and advocacy group. She previously worked as a political staffer at

Toronto City Hall The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. Designed by Viljo Revell and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in ...

for then

lor John Parker, and as a spokesperson for the

Campaign Life Coalition The Campaign Life Coalition (sometimes shortened to Campaign Life) is a Canadian political lobbyist organization founded in 1978. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the organization advocates for socially conservative values. Campaign Life Coalition opp ...

. Granic Allen opposes

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...

and also supported repealing and replacing the Liberal government's new sex education curriculum. She promised to rerun contested riding nominations completed under Patrick Brown. *Date candidacy announced: February 8, 2018 *Date candidacy declared: February 14, 2018 *Date candidacy registered with Elections Ontario: February 13, 2018 *Date candidacy revoked: May 5, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: *MPs: (1)

Brad Trost Bradley Ryan Trost (born May 15, 1974) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the ridings of Saskatoon—Humboldt from 2004 to 2015 and Saskatoon—Unive ...

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Saskatoon—University Saskatoon—University is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan. It encompasses a portion of Saskatchewan previously included in the electoral districts of Saskatoon—Humboldt and Saskatoon—Wanuskewin. Saskatoon—University was crea ...

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Caroline Mulroney Caroline Anne Mulroney Lapham (born June 11, 1974) is a Canadian businesswoman, lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Ontario Transportation Minister, Ontario Minister of Transportation and Ministry of Francophone Affairs, Minister ...

Caroline Mulroney, , is a businesswoman, lawyer and the daughter of former

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Hou ...

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...

and his wife, Mila. Mulroney is the PC candidate in

York—Simcoe York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004. It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe. ...

for the upcoming election. Mulroney wanted to use the "People's Guarantee" as a "starting point". She supported childcare rebates as well as cuts to hydro rates. Mulroney had been in favour of a carbon tax, but shifted against one. Mulroney remained committed to spending $1 billion to build Hamilton's light rail transit system. Her platform would have had a small deficit to pay for her promises. *Date candidacy declared: February 4, 2018 *Date candidacy registered with Elections Ontario: February 5, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: (5)

Bob Bailey Bob Bailey may refer to: *Bob Bailey (actor) (1913–1983), American radio actor *Bob Bailey (baseball) (1942–2018), American third baseman in Major League Baseball *Bob Bailey (ice hockey) (1931–2003), Canadian ice hockey right winger *Bob Bai ...

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Monte McNaughton Monte Gary McNaughton (born March 11, 1977) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development in Ontario since June 20, 2019. A Progressive Conservative (PC), McNaughton has sat as a ...

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Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. The district includes all of Middlesex Coun ...

Norm Miller Norman Allan Miller (born 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka for the Progressive Conservative Party from 2001 to 2022. His father ...

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Parry Sound—Muskoka Parry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. The riding consists of the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the Town of Powassan, ...

John Yakabuski John A. Yakabuski (born June 14, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry from 2018 to 2021 in the Doug Ford cabinet. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly ...

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Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons since 1979. It is represented by Cheryl Gallant of th ...

Jeff Yurek Jeffrey Thomas Yurek (born 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He was an MPP between 2011-202 ...

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Elgin—Middlesex—London Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex rid ...

) *MPs: (11)

Gord Brown Gordon Keith Brown (August 31, 1960 – May 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician who represented the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party ...

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Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (french: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Com ...

Tony Clement Tony Peter Clement (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian former federal politician and former Member of Parliament for Parry Sound—Muskoka in Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario cabinet minister, including ...

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Diane Finley Diane Finley (born October 3, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. From 2006 through 2015, she served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her ministerial portfolios included Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, M ...

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Calgary Midnapore Calgary Midnapore is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It has been represented by Stephanie Kusie since she won the 2017 by-election. Calgary Midnapore was ...

, AB),

Guy Lauzon Guy Lauzon (born April 6, 1944) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Background Lauzon was born in St. A ...

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Phil McColeman Phil McColeman (born March 15, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party. He represented the riding of Brant from 2008 to 2015 and, following the 2 ...

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Brantford—Brant Brantford—Brant is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968. Prior to the 42nd Canadian federal election, 2015 ...

Rob Nicholson Robert Douglas "Rob" Nicholson (born April 29, 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Under Prime Minister Stephen Ha ...

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Lisa Raitt Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt (born May 7, 1968) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Cabinet of Canada, federal Cabinet minister and Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2019. A member of the Conservativ ...

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Bruce Stanton Ronald Bruce Stanton (born December 20, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe North from 2006 to 2021. Stanton first ran as a member of the Conservative Party in the 2006 federal election an ...

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David Tilson David Allan Tilson (born March 19, 1941) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Duffe ...

( Dufferin—Caledon),

Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan (born April 18, 1963) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe from 2004 to 2018. He was the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons from 2007 to 2 ...

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Nicole Eaton Nicole Marie Eaton (born January 21, 1945) is a Canadian former politician and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. A fundraiser for the Conservative Party, she was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on December 2 ...

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Thanh Hai Ngo Thanh Hai Ngo (; born January 3, 1947) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a senator from Ontario between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, Ngo was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harp ...

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Eric Duncan Eric Anthony Duncan (born December 7, 1984) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and quality control coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Considered an excellent high school baseball player, Duncan ...

(Mayor of North Dundas) *Former MPPs: (2)

John Snobelen John Snobelen (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris. Background ...

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Mississauga North Mississauga North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton (electoral dist ...

, 1995-1999;

Mississauga West Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Mississauga North riding ...

, 1999–2003), David Turnbull (

Don Valley West Don Valley West (french: Don Valley-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539. 13.6% of the population is Muslim, the ...

, 1990-2003) *Former MPs: (6)

Bal Gosal Baljit Singh Gosal ( Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਗੋਸਲ; born May 4, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Bramalea—Gore—Malton from 2011 until 2015. He served ...

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Bramalea—Gore—Malton Bramalea—Gore—Malton (formerly known as Brampton—Malton and Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, it was dissolved into ...

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Ted Opitz Ted J. Opitz, CD (born August 25, 1961) is a former Canadian politician and a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-Colonel who represented the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of C ...

( Etobicoke Centre, 2011–2015),

Peter MacKay Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007� ...

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Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. This riding was created in 1996 from Cape Breton Highlands—Ca ...

, NS, 1997–2004;

Central Nova Central Nova (french: Nova-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 until 1996. In 1996, Antigonish County and part of Guysborough County were placed with Pic ...

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Terence Young Terence or Terry Young may refer to: *Terence Young (director) (1915–1994), British film director * Terence Young (politician) (born 1952), Canadian Conservative Party politician * Terence Young (writer), Canadian writer * Terry Young (American p ...

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Consiglio Di Nino Consiglio Di Nino (born January 24, 1938) is a Canadian businessman and former Senate of Canada senator from 1990 to 2012. Early life and career Born in Italy, Di Nino immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 13. He attended St Michae ...

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Bob Runciman Robert William "Bob" Runciman (born August 10, 1942) is a veteran Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, he held the seat cont ...

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, 2010–2017) *Former municipal politicians: *Nominated candidates: (18)

Will Bouma Willem Bouma (born July 27, 1972) is a Dutch-Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Brantford—Brant as a member of the Progressive Conservative ...

( Brant), Clifford Bull (

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Stan Cho Stan Cho (born September 14, 1977) () is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Willowdale (provincial electoral ...

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Merrilee Fullerton Merrilee K. Fullerton is a Canadian politician and physician who is the Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Service since June 18, 2021. She represents the riding of Kanata-Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a m ...

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Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong (born ) is a former Canadian politician who was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022. Minnan-Wong served on Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022, representing a succession of wards in the Don Mills. Background Bo ...

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Kaleed Rasheed Kaleed Rasheed (born June 15, 1982) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of public and business service delivery for Ontario since June 24, 2022. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he has represented Miss ...

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Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga East—Cooksville (french: Mississauga-Est—Cooksville) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. History It was created in 2003 from parts of ...

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Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown, , is the MPP for

(2015–2018 as a Progressive Conservative and 2018–present as an independent) and a former Conservative MP for

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...

(2006–2015). He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2015 until his 2018 resignation triggered this leadership election. Brown was expelled from the PC caucus hours before registering his candidacy on February 16, 2018. On February 21, 2018 the party's nominations committee approved Brown to seek the leadership in a 3 to 2 vote. Brown planned to run on the full "People's Guarantee" platform, including a

carbon tax A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon emissions required to produce goods and services. Carbon taxes are intended to make visible the "hidden" social costs of carbon emissions, which are otherwise felt only in indirect ways like more sev ...

which would fund the platform, and which had been the intended 2018 election platform prior to Brown's resignation. Brown withdrew ten days after announcing his candidacy, claiming that he and his family had been subjected to threats for entering the contest. His withdrawal occurred hours after reports surfaced that as leader he had directed top party officials: "get me the result I want", in a riding nomination that has subsequently become the focus of a

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investigation for alleged fraud and also the same day that the Integrity Commissioner announced an investigation of Brown's travel expenses and other alleged financial improprieties. *Date candidacy declared: February 16, 2018 *Date candidacy registered with Elections Ontario: February 16, 2018 *Date withdrew: February 26, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: *MPs: *Senators: *Municipal politicians: (1)

Shelby Kramp-Neuman Shelby Kramp-Neuman is a Canadian politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Hastings—Lennox and Addington in the House of Commons of Canada at the 2021 Canadian federal election. Biography ...

(Deputy Mayor of

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), *Former MPPs: (1)

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Westlock—St. Paul Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County, Sturgeon C ...

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Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Lakeshore (formerly Mississauga South) is a federal electoral district in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Geography The riding includes the Mississauga nei ...

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York South—Weston York South—Weston (french: York-Sud—Weston) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. In 2015, York South—Weston elected Can ...

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), Iris Yu (

Spadina—Fort York Spadina—Fort York is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Spadina—Fort York was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into ...

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Hamilton Centre Hamilton Centre (french: Hamilton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. History It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamil ...

), *Other prominent individuals: (2) Aaron Hopkins (Ontario PC Regional Vice President, GTA East) Thomas DeGroot (Ontario PC Regional Vice President, East) *Organizations: *Media:

Vic Fedeli Victor Anthony Fedeli (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade since 2019 and chair of Cabinet since 2018. He is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) ...

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(2003–2010). Fedeli told reporters that he will "let my name stand for leader of our party". After the party executive announced its decision to schedule a leadership election in March, Fedeli reiterated his intention to run for the permanent leadership. On January 30, 2018, however, he announced that he would not be running for the permanent leadership after all in order to focus on his duties as interim leader and correcting organizational problems within the party in the run up to the general election. *Date candidacy announced: January 26, 2018 *Date withdrew: January 30, 2018 Endorsements *MPPs: *MPs: *Senators: *Municipal politicians: (4) Mike Anthony (

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Al McDonald Al McDonald is a politician in Ontario, Canada, who was mayor of North Bay, Ontario from 2010 to 2022. He was previously a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2002 to 2003, and ran unsuccessfully for the ...

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Stella Ambler Stella Ambler (born September 29, 1966) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Mississauga South from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Background Ambler's par ...

, former MP for

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(2011–2015) *

Peter Bethlenfalvy Peter Bethlenfalvy is a Canadian businessman and politician who has been the minister of finance for Ontario since December 31, 2020. Bethlenfalvy has sat in the Ontario Legislature as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Pickering— ...

, former businessman and PC candidate in

. Endorsed Christine Elliott. * John Baird, former federal foreign minister and MP (

2006–2015) and a former provincial cabinet minister and MPP (

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1999–2005) *

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, Co-Deputy Leader and MPP for Leeds—Grenville (2010–present). Not endorsing any candidate. *

, former federal and provincial cabinet minister, MP for

(2006–present), former MPP for

(1995–1999) and

Brampton West—Mississauga Brampton West—Mississauga was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Brampton riding. It consisted of the parts ...

(1999–2003) Endorsed Caroline Mulroney. *

Sylvia Jones Sylvia Jones (born ) is a Canadian politician who has served as the deputy premier of Ontario and Ontario minister of health since June 24, 2022. Jones sits as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Dufferin—Caledon, representing th ...

, Co-Deputy Leader and MPP for Dufferin—Caledon (2007–present). Not endorsing any candidate. *

Jim Karahalios Jim Karahalios is a Canadian politician who has never been elected to public office, and lawyer who ran as the New Blue candidate for Kitchener—Conestoga in the 2022 Ontario general election. He is the co-founder and leader of the New Blue Pa ...

, corporate lawyer and founder of activist groups "Axe The Carbon Tax" and "Take Back Our PC Party". Was sued by the PC party but the case was dismissed. *

, former provincial minister and MPP ( York—Mackenzie 1995–1999, Oak Ridges 1999–2007,

2007–2014), former leadership candidate (2004 & 2009). Supports Doug Ford. *

Sue-Ann Levy Sue-Ann Levy (born September 23, 1956) is a Canadian writer and former political columnist for the ''Toronto Sun'' and Postmedia, who focused on municipal and social issues in Ontario. She has been described as 'unapologetically conservative', and ...

, ''

Toronto Sun The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Pos ...

'' columnist and 2009 PC by-election candidate in St. Paul's. *

Lisa MacLeod Lisa Anne MacLeod (born 1974) is a Canadian politician who has represented Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Elected in 2018, MacLeod is a member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. She previously served as the Ontario m ...

, Finance Critic, Treasury Board Critic and MPP for

(2006–present) Not endorsing any candidate. *

, Critic for Economic Development, Employment & Growth and MPP for

(2011–present) Endorsed Caroline Mulroney. *

, MP for

(2015–present). Endorsed Patrick Brown then Christine Elliott. *

Kevin O'Leary Terence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born 9 July 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows. These include the business n ...

, Businessman, Reality TV Host, and former candidate for leadership for the Conservative Party of Canada. *

, former federal Veterans' Affairs Minister and MP for

(2012–present), former federal Conservative leadership candidate (

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). Endorsed Christine Elliott. *

Jordan Peterson Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian media personality, clinical psychologist, author, and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. He began to receive widespread attention as a public intellectual in the late 2010s ...

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

psychology professor, author, and social commentator. * Rod Phillips, former president of

Postmedia Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is a Canadian media conglomerate consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in newspaper publishing, news ...

, former head of the

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, known for corporate branding purposes simply as OLG since 2006, is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, Canada. It is responsible for the province's lotteries, charity and Aboriginal c ...

, former head of

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and current PC candidate in

. Endorsed Caroline Mulroney. *

, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2017–present), MP for

(2008–present), and former federal cabinet minister. Endorsed Caroline Mulroney. *

, Critic for Northern Ontario Jobs and the Ring of Fire, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie (2017–present). Endorsed Patrick Brown then Christine Elliot. *

, Energy Critic and MPP for

(2011–present). Endorsed Christine Elliott. *

John Tory John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014. After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 ...

, Mayor of Toronto (2014–present), former Ontario PC leader (2004–2009), former Opposition Leader (2005–2007) and former MPP for

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(2005–2007).

Opinion polling

2018 Ontario PC Leadership Polling of PC Members by Mainstreet Research

Progressive Conservative members only

Progressive Conservative supporters only

All Ontarians

Results

By round

: = Eliminated from next round : = Winner

By riding

Toronto

905 Eastern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Notes

References

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