Erin O'Toole moved ahead of rival Peter MacKay to become the fundraising leader between April and June.

A new media organization's plan to host all four Conservative leadership candidates for a debate Wednesday was thrown into disarray when two of the contenders dropped out.

The national Conservative party says it has 269,469 members eligible to vote in the current leadership race.

Lewis, Erin O'Toole and Derek Sloan were debating B.C.-related issues when for nearly a minute, slurs started filling the chat box of the video conference program.

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

Calgary MP McLean -- who has endorsed O'Toole -- called the matter ``entirely regrettable.''

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.

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

As the Conservative leadership election approaches, looking in the rearview mirror is rarely the best way to move forward, Bill Kelly says.

The Tory leadership candidate's comments during an interview on 'The West Block' suggest he may not push for a fall 2020 election he takes the helm of the party.