She's also the wildcard candidate that strategists say could upset many predictions about the outcome of the Conservative Party leadership race. "I think that the surge of Leslyn Lewis has changed the dynamic of this leadership race." "[Voters] may not even agree with her on the social conservative issues but they're saying 'hey, you're something different.'" There were few fiery exchanges in the first English-language debate between the Conservative Party leadership hopefuls on Thursday, even during hot-button issues like tackling racism. The party leadership committee will announce the winner at the end of August.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2020 09:56 UTC