"There is unprecedented interest in joining the Conservative Party of Canada," party president Rob Batherson told CBC News. |Batherson wouldn't confirm the 400,000 figure or disclose the current number of party memberships. The deadline for signing up new members to vote in the leadership race is today. 'There's quite a backlog'In 2020, the CPC set a record for new and existing memberships in a leadership race — 269,469 in total. © CP, CBC, CP, CP, CP, CP Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre (top left), Leslyn Lewis (top centre), Jean Charest (top right), Roman Baber (bottom left), Patrick Brown (bottom centre) and Scott Aitchison.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2022 22:06 UTC