Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark has decided not to run for the Conservative leadership after seriously weighing up a bid. A source with knowledge of Clark’s thinking said she was primarily concerned that her French-language skills were rusty and that she didn’t have the Conservative Party bona fides to make such a late run for the job. A bigger problem might have been her previous membership in the federal Liberals and her lack of history with the Conservative Party. Liberal party has always been a right-leaning party, Clark wasn’t sure she could win the favour, or even the acquiescence, of major figures in the Conservative party. Within the Conservative Party right now that would make her an incredibly attractive candidate,” said one person familiar with the details of how her campaign would have been oriented.

Source: National Post February 07, 2020 20:25 UTC