Last week, two former candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party announced new bids for power and influence.
Rick Peterson, who finished 12th in the Conservative leadership race of 2017, announced that the Centre Ice Canadians, an organization he launched last year, is looking to establish a new “centrist” political party. And Maxime Bernier, who finished second in 2017, announced he would be running in a byelection in the Manitoba riding of Portage-Lisgar under the banner of his own People’s Party.
In theory, this might mean Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will soon face duelling challenges from both the right and the middle.
