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Conservative MP Tony Clement. (Chris Wattie/REUTERS)
Tony Clement, former Harper minister, to run for Conservative leader
Laura Stone
Ottawa — The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Jul. 08, 2016 3:14PM EDT
Last updated Friday, Jul. 08, 2016 3:45PM EDT
Mr. Clement, 55, has held a variety of roles in both the federal and provincial cabinets, including treasury board president and industry minister.
Organizers say Mr. Clement has been exploring his options for several months and has been travelling across the country since the last election, including to the Conservative convention in Vancouver in May and the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention in Ottawa last March. He is also expected to use social media during the campaign, with an active presence on Instagram and Snapchat.
“He is going to be making a very strong announcement with respect to some of the people that he’s been listening to over the last little while,” said John Capobianco, a former political adviser to the Ontario government who is expected to play a senior role on Mr. Clement’s campaign.
“He’s been able to deduce from all these conversations something that he thinks might be of value to the party and Canada at large.”
Mr. Clement will join three other Conservative colleagues in the race to replace Stephen Harper: fellow Ontario MPs Kellie Leitch and Michael Chong, and Quebec MP Maxime Bernier. Other names being floated as possible candidates include former cabinet minister Peter MacKay and TV personality Kevin O’Leary.
Mr. Clement ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Ontario PCs in 2002 and the federal Conservatives in 2003.
