Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has formally announced that she will run to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, for a second time.
Lewis tweeted the news on Tuesday.
The Ontario-based lawyer and now MP ran in the party’s 2020 leadership race, placing third behind Erin O’Toole and Peter MacKay. Her platform was notably socially conservative.
Longtime MP Pierre Poilievre is the only other formally declared candidate in the race. Prospective candidates have until April 19 to declare their candidacy. As was the case in the 2020 leadership race, the entry fee stands at $200,000, in addition to a compliance deposit of $100,000.
I’m running to lead our party and our country based on Hope, Unity and Compassion. https://t.co/8LdiPwhqjr
Je me présente pour diriger notre parti et notre pays selon une vision d’espoir, d’unité et de compassion. https://t.co/8LdiPwhqjr #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/FAbGya8S9Y
— Dr. Leslyn Lewis (@LeslynLewis) March 8, 2022
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Conservative member of Parlixjmtzywament Leslyn Lewis rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
