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Candidate ends his bid for Conservative nomination in Poilievre's former riding
Turner gave no reason for withdrawing and said he will continue to support Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives.
- On Thursday, April 2, Ottawa-area police officer Blair Turner withdrew from the Conservative Party nomination race in Carleton, offering no reason for his withdrawal despite pledging continued support for the party.
- Turner previously ran as a Conservative candidate in Ottawa South during the federal election last April, losing to Defence Minister David McGuinty in that contest.
- Pierre Poilievre represented the Carleton riding for 20 years before vacating the seat, which prompted a summer byelection and created uncertainty about the Conservative leader's own electoral plans.
- This sudden vacancy complicates the Conservative nomination process in Carleton, forcing party organizers to vet new candidates and potentially delaying local campaign readiness for the next election.
- Speculation regarding where Poilievre will run has circulated on Parliament Hill since January, particularly after former MP Damien Kurek stepped down to allow the leader to run in Battle River Crowfoot.
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Candidate ends his bid for Conservative nomination in Poilievre’s former riding
OTTAWA - The man who announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in Pierre Poilievre's former riding of Carleton in February now says he's dropping out of the race.
·Toronto, Canada
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