As contenders for the Conservative leadership continue to jockey into position, several from Quebec are considering a bid despite the party’s mediocre showing in that province in the last election — or perhaps because of it.
Among them: former Quebec premier Jean Charest, current MP Gerard Deltell, former Conservative senator Michael Fortier, businessman and party insider Bryan Brulotte, longtime Quebec Tory Richard Decarie, former Conservative policy staffer Aron Seal and entertainment industry mogul and reality TV star Vincent Guzzo.