Peter MacKay - The Canadian Press
Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay announces Tory leadership bid
Jan 25, 2020 | 12:08 PM
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STELLARTON, N.S. – Former federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay says he will run for the leadership of the federal Conservative party.
MacKay made the announcement at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton, N.S., in front of a Canadian flag and before a crowd of supporters bearing signs with his name.
He says he is running because the current Liberal government is making the lives of Canadians harder and he doesn’t want to stand by and hope someone else can get the job done.
MacKay served in a number of positions under prime minister Stephen Harper and was the leader of the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party when it merged with the Canadian Alliance in 2003, creating the current Conservative party.
