Michael Chong Not Running for Conservative Leader, Says ‘Now Is Not the Time’

Conservative MP Michael Chong says he will not be entering the party's leadership race. Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Michael Chong says he will not be entering the Conservative leadership race.

The longtime Ontario MP and 2017 leadership contender had left the door open to the possibility of another run.