Sources close to Leslyn Lewis say that she is preparing to enter the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership race as early as next week.
According to the Toronto Star, Lewis is biding her time until more details are revealed by the Conservative brass regarding the race’s rules.
“We’re in it to win,” an anonymous source told the outlet.
This week the CPC revealed that a new leader would be elected by the party on Sept. 10 and that candidates would have until April 19 to enter the contest. Those running would have to pay a $200,000 entry fee as well as a $100,000 deposit.
Lewis broke ground as a candidate during the 2020 CPC leadership contest where she placed third behind runner-up Peter Mackay and former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole.
She then proceeded to run for the party as a candidate for Haldimand-Norfolk where she now currently sits as MP.
As exclusively reported by True North, Lewis’s historic candidacy as the first black woman to run for the leadership of a federal party was largely overlooked by the legacy media.
As the race was unfolding, the CBC wrote 500% as many headlines mentioning US vice-president Kamala Harris than they did reporting on Lewis despite the fact that the state broadcaster’s mandate requires it to be “predominantly and distinctly Canadian.”
While an MP, Lewis has been outspoken against COVID-19 measures and the Trudeau government’s erosion of freedoms.
As of Friday, the only candidate to have officially announced a bid for the party’s top spot is CPC MP Pierre Poilievre.
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has also said that he is considering running to become leader.
On Wednesday, Charest met with 40 MPs and senators to discuss a potential run.
