At 61, Charest has run in nine federal and Quebec elections, leading the charge as a federal Tory and then as a provincial Liberal in six. Throughout his years in the national assembly, federal politics remained his first love. Charest believes it is that winnability in the bigger federal picture that will make him attractive to victory-hungry Conservatives. Few expect Stephen Harper’s clan to hand the Conservative party to a former Tory leader such as Charest on a silver platter. A duel between Charest and Ambrose could deepen some of the existing fault lines within the Conservative movement.

Source: thestar December 20, 2019 18:00 UTC