In 1983, federal Tory leader Joe Clark decided that 67 per cent support was not a clear enough win. He called for a leadership race despite the vote and lost to Brian Mulroney. Like Kinew, Lamont would not say what he would consider a minimum to feel comfortable staying on. It’s like — hold on a second, we have to be more specific about this.”Aside from the votes on their future, Lamont and Kinew say they will work in 2020 to better organize and finance their parties. The New Democrats took on some debt, Kinew said, but also raised more money than in the 2016 election.

Source: thestar December 28, 2019 15:00 UTC