Jean Charest Pressed to Outline Political Future After Conservative Leadership Race

Jean Charest Pressed to Outline Political Future After Conservative Leadership Race
(L-R) Debate moderator Rob Batherson and Conservative leadership candidates Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison and Jean Charest are shown during the CPC leadership debate in Ottawa on Aug. 3, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Jean Charest spent the last official debate of the federal Conservative leadership race on Wednesday stressing that his experience as a political leader is what the party needs to unite.

But with six weeks left in the contest, the former Quebec premier, who once led the erstwhile federal Progressive Conservative party, would not say whether he plans to remain within the Conservative Party of Canada if another candidate is revealed as the winner on Sept. 10.