Conservative Leadership Election Postponed Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Tara Clow March 27, 2020 7:55 am Last Updated on February 7, 2026 4:29 pm

The Conservative party leadership race is being put on hold.

A meeting was held by the Leadership Election Organizing Committee last night to decide whether or not they could continue the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Committee decided that with non-essential businesses closed, they wouldn’t be able to meet necessary deadlines, including processing and counting ballots in time for a June 27th announcement.

Debates scheduled in April and the leadership event on June 27th have been cancelled.

They will meet again on May 1st to re-evaluate.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.