Conservative Debate

• Final Conservative leadership debate sees calls for unity, Poilievre missing

  Those participating in the third debate will be Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber. The winner will be announced on Sept. 10.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
  
• Conservative leadership candidates meet in Edmonton for 1st official party debate

  The event in Edmonton comes less than a week after five out of the six contenders put on a feisty performance during an unofficial debate in Ottawa.

  Politics

  May 11, 2022
  
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• Conservative leadership hopefuls face off in first unofficial debate

  The five of six candidates participating in the event were asked why they believed former leader Erin O'Toole lost last fall's federal election to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  Canada

  May 5, 2022
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• Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay criticized for skipping debates

  The only debates leadership contenders had to attend were two set up by the leadership organizing committee.

  Politics

  Jul 8, 2020
• Conservative leadership candidates split on how to address systemic racism in Canada

  Peter MacKay, Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan all at least acknowledged system racism at Thursday's debate, while Erin O'Toole declined to even use the phrase.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2020
• Four Conservative party leadership contenders face off in 2nd debate

  Tonight, two other candidates are aiming to score some points of their own.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2020
• Conservative leadership hopefuls spar over carbon tax, inclusivity in French debate

  Presumed front-runners Peter MacKay and Erin O'Toole used every chance they had to poke holes in each others' records and promises, while Derek Sloan and Leslyn Lewis struggled to be heard.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2020
• Kevin O’Leary absent as Conservative leadership candidates pitch Calgary crowd

  "They're all very good. I don't know who to choose."

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2017
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• Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says he’ll fix flight financing

  Federal Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary says he is going to alter his accounting procedures to make sure he is meeting the rules on using private planes.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2017
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• 13 of 14 Conservative leadership hopefuls debate in Edmonton

  An appeal to families, an appeal to values, an appeal to the oilpatch and an appeal to Edmonton Oilers fans — leadership hopefuls in the Conservative party's heartland went straight for its heart Tuesday as they squared off yet again in a bilingual debate.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2017