Bernier had little support within the Conservative caucus and still led on 12 of 13 ballots. Peter MacKay is piling up the caucus endorsements — but will they matter? Now that we know Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre will not be running for the leadership, MacKay's chief competitor appears to be Erin O'Toole, who finished third in the 2017 race and whose own campaign will launch soon.

Establishment media was decisively rejected.

This phenomenon was pretty widespread — only five Conservative MPs out of the 70 who made endorsements failed to give their candidates a boost in their ridings. “It’s called winning,” he said while doing it. He's one of three MPs who endorsed O'Toole in 2017 and are putting their weight behind MacKay this time. Endorsements from MPs probably didn't play a decisive role in the party's 2017 leadership race, but they could have made a difference in what turned out to be a close contest. MacKay is already trying to demonstrate which side that is likely to be. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Send me email updates. How did Peter MacKay miss scoring on an empty net? It's kind of a chicken-or-egg question. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Send me text message updates. How did Peter MacKay miss scoring on an empty net? How important could they prove to be this time? The entire team? Unless O'Toole — who had the backing of nearly a third of the caucus in 2017 — can start to build his own roster of endorsements soon, MacKay's advantage might become self-sustaining, discouraging caucus members from backing anyone but the heir apparent. How important could they prove to be this time? You might recall at the beginning of the race for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was on a breakaway – the elites in the party, especially those out east, endorsed him in massive numbers. It's kind of a chicken-or-egg question. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The 70 MPs who endorsed a leadership contestant in the 2017 race boosted their candidates by an average of 11 points in their ridings, compared to the candidates' performance in ridings in the same provinces where they did not receive endorsements. All Rights Reserved. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Why?

Last Name. Although these "endorsement boosts" represented only a small share of the 33,800 points up for grabs in Canada's 338 ridings, Scheer's estimated boost was larger than the margin that separated him and Bernier. How could this happen? Do MPs endorse the people they believe will win out of self-interest, or do MP endorsements help them win? Room at the top: Is Harper's legacy a Conservative leadership vacuum? From SpencerFernando.com to True North to us here at Rebel News, each outlet broke impactful and game-changing stories. In the end, the MPs doing the endorsing are likely a mix of bandwagon-jumpers and people willing to put in the actual work to help a candidate win. They include six MPs from Ontario (Dean Allison, Colin Carrie, Scot Davidson, Ben Lobb, Dave MacKenzie and Doug Shipley), two from British Columbia (Ed Fast and Kerry-Lynne Findlay), two from Alberta (Ziad Aboultaif and Blaine Calkins) and one from Quebec (Pierre Paul-Hus). Do MPs endorse the people they believe will win out of self-interest, or do MP endorsements help them win? This phenomenon was pretty widespread — only five Conservative MPs out of the 70 who made endorsements failed to give their candidates a boost in their ridings. In the last campaign, candidates had just over a year to recruit new members. Peter MacKay is getting the backing of older and more experienced MPs, while Erin O'Toole and Leslyn Lewis are attracting the supporting of younger Conservative caucus members. © Rebel News Network Ltd. 2020. Peter MacKay's bid for the Conservative Party leadership officially begins today and he's already starting with a big lead — at least among members of the Conservative caucus.Endorsements from MPs probably didn't play a decisive role in the party's 2017 leadership race, but they could For one thing, with 22 more MPs in the Conservative caucus there are now more endorsements up for grabs. What impact might MP endorsements have in a race that will be shorter than the one in 2017? In the last campaign, candidates had just over a year to recruit new members. Candidates only have until April 17 to sign up new members who will be eligible to vote in June — that's just 83 days from now. It was disingenuous,  because you can’t find two more different people on conservative spectrum than Maxime Bernier and Peter MacKay. Now that we know Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre will not be running for the leadership, MacKay's chief competitor appears to be Erin O'Toole, who finished third in the 2017 race and whose own campaign will launch soon. Mobile phone. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Caucus Endorsements. The vast majority of them were refugees from Maxime Bernier’s campaign a few years back.

As of late Friday, MacKay had received the endorsements of 11 MPs. Peter MacKay's bid for the Conservative Party leadership officially begins today and he's already starting with a big lead — at least among members of the Conservative caucus.

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