Federal Conservative party leadership candidates Leslyn Lewis and Pierre Poilievre. (The Canadian Press)

By Stephanie Taylor - The Canadian Press

Leslyn Lewis, Ontario MP and former Tory leadership candidate, joins the race

Mar 8, 2022 | 10:53 AM

OTTAWA, ON – And then there were two.

Leslyn Lewis, the Ontario MP and former leadership contender, announced today (Tuesday, March 8, 2022) that she is running to be the party’s next leader.

She declared her candidacy in a 45-second video shared on social media.

Lewis’s entry into the race means the contest to replace former leader Erin O’Toole now has two candidates. High-profile Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre announced last month he was running for the party’s top job and has begun hosting events and fundraising.

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Lewis placed third behind O’Toole in the 2020 Conservative leadership race, where she entered as a relative unknown and enjoyed considerable backing from the party’s social conservative wing and grassroots members in Western Canada.

(The Canadian Press)