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Elliott concedes to Ford in PC leadership contest, says she's 'confident in the results'

Christine Elliott has conceded defeat to Doug Ford nearly 24 hours after he was declared the winner of a tight leadership contest to helm the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.
A timeline of key events in the Ontario Tory leadership race

A timeline of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race:
Ford declared new leader of Ontario PC party but rival Elliott claims vote irregularities

Doug Ford, the outspoken former city councilor and older brother of late former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, has officially been named the new leader of the Ontario PC party but his rival, Christine Elliott says there were "serious irregularities" with the voting process that she will insist be investigated.
What does it mean to be a member of the PC party?

About 190,000 card-carrying conservatives are waiting for the results of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race, set to be announced on March 10 at the Hilton Markham Convention Centre. It has been a long process, with both candidates and voters complaining about a two-step identification process that required a mailed pin number.
Christine Elliott a 'slight favourite' in PC leadership race: poll

Christine Elliott has a six-point lead over Doug Ford in the race to become the next leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party and should be considered a “slight favourite” to claim victory on Saturday, a new poll has found.
Judge blocks request for PC leadership race extension

The tumultuous Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race will end as planned Saturday after the party scored an important court victory, convincing a judge to reject a request to extend the contest by a week.
Ont. PC Party members going to court to try and extend leadership race

Lawyers will be in court Friday to try and obtain an injunction to extend voting for Ontario Progressive Conservative Party members who say they haven’t been given a fair opportunity to cast a ballot in the party’s leadership race.
Registration period for Ontario Tory leadership vote extended by one day

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have extended a registration deadline by one day for those wanting to vote for a new leader, but some candidates in the race want party members to be given even more time.
Interim leader says he cleaned up Ontario Tory ranks ahead of election

As he prepares to hand over the reins of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives this weekend, the party's interim leader said he's managed to clean up the mess left by his predecessor Patrick Brown.
Ford holds slight lead over Elliott in PC leadership race, poll suggests

Former Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford holds a slight lead over Christine Elliott in the Progressive Conservative race, a new poll of party members suggests.