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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier eyes Manitoba seat long held by Tories

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Maxime Bernier will make an announcement about the byelection in the Portage-Lisgar riding on Friday. The byelection was prompted by longtime member of Parliament Candice Bergen, who served as interim Conservative leader last year, stepping down in February. Bernier has previously said he was considering running for the seat, in part because it is in a rural area with a large francophone community.

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OTTAWA — The leader of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, seems ready to announce his candidacy in an upcoming by-election for a federal seat in Manitoba. A press release indicates that Mr. Bernier, a former Harper cabinet minister who left the Conservative caucus in 2018 to found the party, will make an important announcement about the by-election in Portage-Lisgar on Friday. The by-election was prompted by longtime MP Candice Bergen…

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The Canadian Press broke the news in on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
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