Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to Help Run Race to Replace Scheer

Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to Help Run Race to Replace Scheer
Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who lost her seat in the election, speaks to reporters before attending a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 6, 2019. Raitt will help lead the effort to elect party leader Andrew Scheer's replacement. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—A high-profile Conservative who lost her seat in the last election will help lead the effort to elect a replacement for party Leader Andrew Scheer.

The Conservative Party has announced that Lisa Raitt will co-chair the organizing committee for the upcoming leadership race.