Ontario MP Leona Alleslev says she is stepping down as deputy leader of the Conservative Party and throwing her support behind Peter MacKay's campaign to lead the party. In a resignation letter addressed to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on Sunday, Alleslev said she wanted to free herself to participate in the party's leadership race. "The Conservative Party of Canada is in the process of choosing a new leader that will guide us through the nation's next chapter," Alleslev wrote. Today, Alleslev tweeted her support for MacKay, the former Progressive Conservative Party leader and cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. Instead, Conservative Party members will vote by mail-in ballot by August 21.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2020 15:56 UTC