Two candidates were left in the Conservative Party’s leadership career

Conservative MP Marc Dalton announced on Saturday that he had not raised the money needed to become a certified candidate.

Former MP Leona Alleslev, who lost under the banner of the Conservative Party in the Greater Toronto Area last year, announced her resignation from the race yesterday for the same reason.

Candidates who replaced Erin O’Toole had until 5 pm ET on April 29 to raise $ 300,000, plus $ 200,000 in registration fees and $ 100,000 (refundable) as a compliance deposit. Each candidate must also obtain 500 signatures.

These two candidates were the last to qualify under the first deadline imposed on aspiring chefs, April 19th.

British Columbia MP Marc Dalton said he had out of time and congratulated the applicants who reached the required funding limit.

In a statement, Leona Alleslev said she wanted to take part in the race to discuss the future of the Conservative Party of Canada and the priorities it should deliver to Canadians.

The short time allotted to raise $ 300,000 prevented me from reaching this goal [de devenir chef du Parti conservateur du Canada]he added.

So far, six candidates have qualified under the second round on April 29: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison.

These candidates are therefore guaranteed to participate in two official debates planned by the Conservative Party on May 11 in Edmonton (in English) and May 25 in Montreal (in French).

The third debate could take place in August, before the election of the new leader scheduled for Sept. 10.

Leader Erin O’Toole was removed from office following a vote of confidence by Conservative MPs in February.