Conservative Party of Canada

Crown Attorney John McInnes told court there was no reasonable prospect for conviction due primarily to inconsistencies in the accuser's testimony and lack of witnesses.

John Bonnici has pressed charges against Fantino that date back to 1973 when the one-time Conservative veterans affairs minister was a police officer.

House leader Dominic LeBlanc has sent letters to 33 people who received plum jobs in federal agencies or Crown corporations under Harper asking them to voluntarily resign.

Conservatives are push Trudeau government to promise a referendum to consult Canadians on any proposal to overhaul the electoral system.

Ambrose promises Conservative MPs will hold the Liberals to account as the government plans to increase spending and run deficits in order to stimulate the economy.

Mulroney reminded his audience of the Tory party's long, painful climb back to power after its crushing electoral defeat at hands of Jean Chretien's Liberals.

Roughly one-third of the new Conservative caucus is comprised of rookies, some entering Parliament from other political careers, others joining after spending several years working for MPs.

Ambrose and Lake join their colleagues - and now leadership rivals - Diane Finley, Rob Nicholson and Erin O'Toole from Ontario, and Candice Bergen from Manitoba.

Veteran Calgary MP happens to be the longest, continuously serving member of the caucus, meaning that he will run his party's first post-election and post-Harper meeting next week.

Bergen is up against opponents including heavyweights Erin O'Toole, Rob Nicholson, and Diane Finley

Stephen Harper's former foreign minister surprised many earlier this year when he abruptly quit politics after two decades.

Uncertainty still looms over the process to replace Stephen Harper and there are tensions over perceived meddling by the outgoing leader's aides.

Calgary MP Michelle Rempel is musing a run - but Jason Kenney remains one of the party's most successful fundraisers.