OTTAWA — Call it the Iowa of the federal Conservative leadership race. Just as that state is the first stop on the road to the U.S. presidency, on Saturday Nova Scotia is the setting for the debut group event of the 2020 Conservative leadership campaign. In 2017, the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party’s annual convention hosted a leadership debate — the first time all 14 people then running to lead the federal party graced the same stage. MacKay, who is from Nova Scotia, may feel some relief being back on home turf after a bruising week. Saturday’s event was open to all prospective candidates, so long as they paid a $1,000 fee to the Nova Scotia PC Party for costs.

Source: National Post February 08, 2020 16:18 UTC