Conservatives Suspend Party’s Leadership Race in Face of COVID-19 Crisis

A cowboy hat is left inside an empty ballroom at the Conservative national convention in Halifax on Aug. 25, 2018. The Conservative party suspended its leadership race March 26, 2020 in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID−19. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID−19.

The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing committee citing the disruption caused by the pandemic.