By Pepper Parr
May 24th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
The political set in Burlington is a secretive crowd.
We frequently get messages with the line “You are not hearing this from me!”
I’ve never understood why these people don’t stand up on their hind legs and say: “My name is John Doe and I want to know why…?”
The men and women running for the office of Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Kevin O’Leary, on the far left, dropped out of the race but his name is still on the ballot.
That being said we were told that: “ There have been many members of the Conservative Party who are social conservatives who either did NOT get a ballot or it came too late to mail in. I wonder if there is a story here.”
Is there a story here?
Are there others who did not get the ballot they expected when they became members of the Conservative Party?
The ballots were mailed out the end of April as planned. If people did not get their ballots they had three choices:
(a) contact the Conservative Party Head Office and ask for it to be re-sent; or
(b) turn up at the Congress Centre this Saturday and vote; or
(c) turn up at one of the regional centres and vote.
It’s all very straight-forward and up-front. There were plenty of advance e-mails from all the candidates regarding the process and what to do if people did not get their ballots. The process is also clearly explained on the Party’s local Riding Association website…right on the home page with hyperlinks.
No news here.