OTTAWA — A high-profile Conservative who lost her seat in the last election will help lead the effort to elect a replacement for party Leader Andrew Scheer. The Conservative Party has announced that Lisa Raitt will co-chair the organizing committee for the upcoming leadership race. But she lost her Toronto-area seat in October, a result that underscored the Tories’ dismal election showing in Ontario. Raitt’s position as co-chair of the organizing committee means she won’t be among the former leadership candidates vying for the job again. The Conservative Party says the next steps for the organizing committee will be to determine the time frame for the election and the requirements for applicants.

Source: National Post December 24, 2019 23:03 UTC