Conservative field shrinks as Harper talk starts - 2020-01-23

Conservative field shrinks as Harper talk starts January 23, 2020, Don Braid, Calgary Herald

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The talent void in the Conservative party leadership race is prompting strange scenarios among Alberta loyalists.

Their first and faintest hope: Stephen Harper comes back, wins the leadership with ease, runs off Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and recreates a Conservative national government.

There is no hard evidence for this, but you have to wonder why all these refusals and exits are coming at such a crucial moment.

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