Tory Trails to you, until we meet again
Monday, October 20, 2008 | 05:31 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
This is the final post to Tory Trails. It's now time to look forward to the next election.
Notes on the results
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 09:10 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
So David Alward takes it comfortably, 2,269 votes to 1,760. "It wasn't quite as close as I thought it would be,” said the vanquished Robert MacLeod, “but I congratulate David and I'll be there to work with him and move the party ahead as usual."
Alward wins
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 06:05 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
Analysis and observations to come later.
By the numbers
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 04:21 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
Here are the turnout numbers for the various voting locations today:
Alward's speech
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 03:07 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
Unlike MacLeod, who used a video as his introduction, Alward was introduced by two live, in-the-flesh party members.
MacLeod's speech
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 02:15 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
MacLeod is finished speaking.
First impressions from the floor
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 12:47 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
And we're underway.
Suite talk
Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 12:27 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
The convention is just getting underway. I did a quick spin through the hospitality suites last night, and while there was still no sign of rancour between the camps, there was an edginess that comes with the fact that it’s finally time for party members to cast their ballots.
One more five-point plan
Friday, October 17, 2008 | 10:10 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
Bernard Lord gave a good speech tonight. He’s generally effective, and sometimes far better, at a podium, though he can be pedantic and long-winded. Tonight he was neither.
Convention Game Plan
Friday, October 17, 2008 | 06:12 PM AT
By Jacques Poitras
The convention is now upon us.
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Jacques Poitras is CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick. The 2008 Progressive Conservative leadership race is the fifth party leadership contest he has covered in New Brunswick. He has won several journalistic awards and is the author of two books, including The Right Fight: Bernard Lord and the Conservative Dilemma, a look at Tory politics over the last four decades.
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