Raitt to Run for Conservative Leadership

by Bobby NockNovember 3, 2016November 3, 2016

Whitney Pier native and Conservative MP Lisa Raitt is joining the race to become the Party’s next leader.

Raitt represents the Ontario riding of Milton and will officially announce her candidacy in Toronto, later this morning.

Meanwhile, she draws on her Cape Breton roots in a partisan YouTube video promoting her leadership bid.

Raitt was first elected as a Conservative MP in 2008 and served as minister for natural resources, labour and then transport under Stephen Harper.

The others who’ve officially joined the leadership race are former immigration minister Chris Alexander and Conservative MP’s Maxime Bernier, Steven Blaney, Michael Chong, Kellie Leitch, Deepak Obhrai, Erin O’Toole, Andrew Scheer and Brad Trost.

The Conservatives will elect their new leader on May 27.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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