Hartley Lefton tweeted Wednesday afternoon that the party was moving the registration deadline to 8 p.m. Thursday as a result of the "continued stream of members receiving verification PINs even today." Party members originally had until March 2 to register. In a tweet, his fellow leadership hopeful Caroline Mulroney said she too has heard of members not receiving their packages. "This proposal to extend registration and voting is the right thing for democracy and for our party — I support it." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for candidate Christine Elliott said they were "surprised" by the request for an extension, adding the Elliot campaign has been pushing Ontario PC officials to extend registration deadlines given previous delays.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2018 22:51 UTC