Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to help run race to replace Scheer
OTTAWA — A high-profile Conservative who lost her seat in the last election will help lead the effort to elect a replacement for party Leader Andrew Scheer.
The Conservative Party has announced that Lisa Raitt will co-chair the organizing committee for the upcoming leadership race.
That contest was kicked into gear after Scheer announced earlier this month he will resign as soon as a new leader is chosen.
Raitt, along with Dan Nowlan — who oversaw the race Scheer won in 2017 — will be in charge of a group of Tories who will set the rules and timing for the vote.