Reporter throws name into crowded Tory nomination battle brewing in Cambridge

The race for the Conservative nomination in Cambridge for the federal election in October just got more crowded.

CTV News Kitchener reporter Tyler Calver announced Tuesday morning that he is taking a leave of absence from the station to throw his hat into the ring.

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“I will be taking a leave from my position as a video journalist and weekend weather presenter, to seek the federal Conservative Nomination for the Cambridge Riding,” he said in a statement.

Calver will be squaring off with former Cambridge mayor Doug Craig and longtime Cambridge public school board trustee Cindy Watson.

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Craig was defeated in the municipal election last fall by former Liberal MPP Kathryn McGarry after holding the office for 18 years.

Watson was also first elected as a school board trustee in Cambridge and North Dumfries in 2000.

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Shortly after Watson was reelected to the school board last October, she entered her name into the race.

The trio are vying for an opportunity to go toe-to-toe with current Cambridge MP Bryan May who is a Liberal.