Now that the second official debate of the race is out of the way, Conservative leadership hopefuls will turn their attention to signing up as many supporters as they can before a fast-approaching deadline.

Expectations are high for ex−Quebec premier Jean Charest as he is set to take the stage for the French−language Conservative leadership debate in his home province, a crucial region that has proven instrumental in the party’s last two leadership races.

The fall of Jason Kenney, a juggernaut of conservatism in Canada, has prompted many federal Tories to consider the future of the party, which is in the midst of being decided in a leadership race seen as a fractious fight for its soul.

Ed Fast is no longer the Conservative finance critic, interim party leader Candice Bergen says.

Ed Fast said Wednesday he believes Pierre Poilievre's pitch to fire the Bank of Canada governor over the country's inflation rate, which is the highest it’s been in 30 years, hurts the party’s credibility on economic issues. 

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says the searches on the grounds of former residential schools to date are just the beginning.

Pierre Poilievre, a high-profile contender in the Conservative party's leadership race, on Monday, May 16, 2022, denounced the "white replacement theory," which was believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., as "ugly and disgusting hate-mongering."

It was a common refrain heard from Conservative party members gathered in Edmonton to watch the leadership debate: I like Leslyn Lewis, but I'm picking Pierre Poilievre.

Candidates vying for the Conservative leadership framed the country — and the party — as deeply divided at the first official debate on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, and took turns pointing fingers at one rival they accuse of driving disunity in the race.

Vitor Marciano, a longtime Conservative now assisting UCP MLA and Kenney rival Brian Jean, said one major lesson is: Be prepared to design a team that listens to caucus.