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Two endorse Mar
Former Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates Ted Morton and Rick Orman support front-runner candidate ‘It does not put me over the top’: Mar JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Two former rivals have thrown their support behind the frontrunner in the campaign to become Alberta's next premier. Gary Mar, a cabinet minister from the Ralph Klein era, welcomed the endorsement of former Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates Ted Morton and Rick Orman, who were both eliminated after the party's first ballot vote on the weekend. Party members must choose between Mar and candidates Alison Redford and Doug Horner in a run-off vote in Edmonton Oct. 1. The development is key because Mar won about 41 per cent of the vote on the first ballot. Morton took 12 per cent and Orman 10 per cent. The candidate who gets 50 per cent of the votes plus one on the second ballot will become the next premier. “Ted and Rick bring their commitment to strong fiscal policy and clear change in how government can work better,” Mar said in a news release late Monday afternoon. “The government needs their voices as we manage the fiscal
To win the leadership on Oct. 1 a candidate must win 50 per cent, plus one, of the votes. If no one achieves that, the thirdplace finisher will be dropped and the second-preference votes cast on the eliminated candidate's ballots will be added to the remaining candidates' totals.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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challenges facing Alberta. I also need their contributions going forward and their assistance in working on national and international issues critical to Alberta.” Mar said the endorsements don’t mean he’s won the race. “It does not put me over the top by any stretch of the imagination, because there could still be tens of thousands of new memberships sold between now and 12 days from now.” Mar had a strong showing in constituencies right across the province in the first ballot and positioned himself as the best candidate to unite a party divided by an eight-month campaign.
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Rumour denied Kunis, Timberlake shrug off reports of steamy photos {page 16}
Barker seeks fresh start Gary Mar greets a supporter gathered to watch voting results from the first ballot in the party’s leadership race in Calgary on Saturday.
Former No. 3 draft pick looks to ‘bounce back’ with Oilers {page 22}