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Michelle Rempel Blake Richards and Twitter

informal opportunity: Organized by local MPs Michelle Rempel and Blake Richards, the gathering, billed as Conservative Next, was an informal opportunity for the hopefuls to meet some of the grassroots, according to CBC. Rempel, who hinted at a potential run for the leadership on Twitter last year, said the point was for leadership candidates, and those exploring a run, to meet local organizers and activists. At least for the most part. She also said she wanted to get a sense of how people are feeling after the party first session in opposition. "I've never gone through a leadership race before as an elected MP," she said. "It weird. I don't feel like there these big sort of frictional battles that you sometimes see in leadership races. A lot of our caucus is getting along really well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.