2002 Canadian Alliance Leadership Election
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THE MAIN EVENT
The Canadian Alliance leadership race has begun. There are four
candidates contending for the position: ex-leader Stockwell Day,
Alliance MP Grant Hill, Alliance MP Diane Ablonczy, and former
Reform MP Stephen Harper. The leadership vote will be held by
mail-in ballot in March 2002.
Last year, thirteen Alliance MPs, including Deborah Grey and Chuck
Strahl, were suspended from caucus for openly calling for Mr. Day's
resignation. Many of the dissenters have
He Said, She Said
“I've therefore decided ... to put the decision on leadership
of the Canadian Alliance back into the hands of the members of our
great party from coast to coast.”
Stockwell Day
Former CA Leader |
subsequently formed the
Democratic Representative Association while striking an alliance
with Joe Clark's Progressive Conservatives. This political
infighting has resulted in financial problems for the party and a
number of resignations.
Last summer, the Canadian Alliance caucus, including Day, decided
that only a leadership contest would resolve the party's leadership
dilemmas. The leadership race was announced in July 2001 and Mr. Day
officially stepped down as leader of the party in December 2001.
Alliance MP John Reynolds is acting as interim leader until the
vote.
The future of the Canadian Alliance is one of the important issues
in this race. Mr. Hill and Mrs. Ablonczy are both running on a
"unite the right" platform that calls for a coalition between the
Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. There has also
been controversy between the two front-runners, Stephen Harper and
Stockwell Day. Mr. Harper has accused Mr. Day of courting
evangelical Christians and of campaigning with a hidden agenda on
the abortion issue. Mr. Day's officials have accused Mr. Harper of
having ties to an Alberta separatist group.
Check Out the Official
Canadian Alliance Website
Check Stockwell Day's
Campaign Website
See Stephen Harper's
Campaign Website
See Grant Hill's Campaign Website
Check Out Diane Ablonczy's
Campaign Website
See the Official Website of the
Democratic Representative Association
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News About the Leadership Race From News Media Outlets
Photo: Jim Pook 2002
www.lookupalliance.com
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