Harper to join fundraising armHarper may have said so long and thank you to Conservative party members Friday, but he’s not going far. Same-sex marriageIn arguably the most heated debate of the day, delegates at the criminal justice and social policy session voted 279-143 to change the party’s definition of marriage — recognizing same-sex marriage. Thousands of Conservative delegates gathered in Vancouver for the party’s national convention engaged in heated debate on economic, social and justice policies, the rules governing their party, and the powers that should be vested with the national leader. Voting proposal rejectedMembers again defeated a proposal that called for the party to move to a one-member, one-vote system for electing the leader. Draft Rona campaign falls flatConservative members overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by Tory MP Scott Reid to amend the party’s constitution to allow Ambrose to enter the leadership race.

Source: National Post May 27, 2016 17:11 UTC