WATCH: The Conservative Party is facing heat in a province where its political fortunes are decidedly cool. Party brass have blocked the nomination of a star candidate in Newfoundland and Labrador — Chess Crosbie, son of John Crosbie. Vassy Kapelos reports.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A federal Conservative supporter and former adviser says rejecting Ches Crosbie as a candidate in Newfoundland and Labrador is a blow to the party.
Tim Powers says Crosbie, a successful lawyer and son of former Tory cabinet minister John Crosbie, is the sort of prospect the Conservatives need.
Powers is a cousin of Crosbie’s and says it makes no sense for the party to rebuff qualified people in a province with no Conservative MPs.
Crosbie was the only person to seek the Conservative nomination in the riding of Avalon before a deadline last month, but was rejected by a party vetting committee.
John Crosbie says his son is not commenting while on vacation, but said the committee objected to the younger Crosbie’s part in a recent fund-raising skit that poked fun at Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
John Crosbie says the move is an affront to democracy, and he’s considering cutting any federal Conservative ties.
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