Updated Kevin O'Leary to enter Conservative leadership race tomorrow

[New Person]

Businessman Kevin O'Leary will enter the Conservative leadership race tomorrow, CBC News has learned.

The Montreal-born anglophone will launch his campaign in Toronto only hours after skipping the French-language debate, which will be held tonight in Quebec City, sources close to the candidate said.

The move comes a week after his campaign exploratory committee told the former CBC Television host there was a "clear path to victory" if he jumped into the crowded race to replace Stephen Harper as permanent leader of the Conservative Party.

"Your many fans are eager to support you and will join the party to do so," Mike Coates, chair of the committee, told O'Leary in a letter, adding that many existing party members would support him because he offers "the most compelling chance at winning the next election."

The former Dragon's Den investor must file his candidacy papers and pay a deposit by Feb. 24 in order to be a candidate in the May 27 vote.

 

[Jay Wang]

加拿大闯王，出山了！自由派们，吓尿了没？

 

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To register, candidates must:[1]

• be members of the party for at least six months (can be waived),
• submit nomination forms signed by 300 party members from at least 30 electoral districts in at least seven different provinces and territories,
• pay a $50,000 non-refundable entrace fee, half of which must be paid when filing nomination with the other half due by the close of nominations on February 24, 2017.[25][26]
• pay an additional $50,000 compliance deposit, by December 31, 2016 or when filing nomination for those who register in 2017, which is refundable provided the candidate complies with campaign rules.[25][26]
• and fill out a 40-page questionnaire that asks for:
  • references,
  • criminal background and credit checks,
  • agreement with basic party principles,
  • a list of social media accounts,
  • questions about possible controversial positions the candidate has taken in the past, and
  • questions about affiliations and personal associations and behaviour that may be problematic.

A party committee reviews the candidate's nomination form and may disqualify a potential candidate.[27] Candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $5 million on their campaigns.[28]

 

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Kevin O'Leary skipped the only French-language debate of the federal Conservative leadership campaign tonight.

 

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https://www.conservative.ca/leadership/en/debates/quebec

 

[comefromwhere]

Kevin O'Leary skipped the only French-language debate of the federal Conservative leadership campaign tonight.

probably the only think I like about him? - doesn't speak French. That's cool!

 

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probably the only think I like about him? - doesn't speak French. That's cool!

"Quebecers are almost all bilingual so it's not necessary for a Tory leader to speak French."

 

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This is not America, and he is not Donald Trump. A waste of $50,000.

 

[New Person]

French 不行，故skip French debate。

 

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French 不行，故skip French debate。

躲过初一躲不过十五。

 

[一亩三分地]

This is not America, and he is not Donald Trump. A waste of $50,000.

Riven wouldn't agree on this.