Tory-Alliance merger in 'real jeopardy': MacKay [View All]

Party's deputy leader furious over motion to give extra weight to ridings with more members


CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — The deputy leader of the new federal Conservative party says the Tory-Alliance merger is in real jeopardy and is expressing second thoughts about helping to reunite the right.

Peter MacKay sounded that urgent tone today after some delegates to the party's founding policy convention voted to overturn a key principle in the deal to create the new party.

The Conservative party was born last year after an agreement to give equal weight at conventions to all ridings across the country — no matter how many members the riding has.

"For me, this was a deal-breaker."

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Well Peter. How does it feel?