Leitch: Support and Party

leitch: Neither can take an overtly political role because of their jobs Fox heads up the Institute for Research on Public Policy and Segal runs Massey College at the University of Toronto but both initially supported Leitch in her bid to be leader, according to CTV. Both are respected within the party and could influence the opinions of other Conservative members. Retired senator Hugh Segal and Graham Fox, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Joe Clark, have both told Leitch and her campaign that they won t support her bid to be the party new leader. A spokesman for Leitch suggested she lost support due to pressure from outside the party. Kellie is not in this campaign for elites, she is in it for ordinary Canadians who overwhelmingly support her views. We fully anticipated that many party elites would succumb to the pressure of left wing organizations and the media, Bradley Breton wrote in an email to CTV News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.