MOOSOMIN — After winning the nomination to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Souris-Moose Mountain when the next federal election is called, Moosomin MLA Steven Bonk is facing some pressure.
The nomination will now be scrutinized by the Souris-Moose Mountain riding association, and by the federal party in Ottawa, before Bonk is officially appointed as the candidate for the party.
Kevin Kay, president of the riding association, said there is a five-day appeals period for the nomination process to be scrutinized, and there may be an official announcement by the end of the week to confirm if Bonk is accepted as the official candidate for Souris-Moose Mountain.
He noted there have been a number of concerns raised about the process for this nomination, and the association is awaiting more information as part of the appeals period.
A member of the riding association, Lyndon Dayman, said he’s asked Kay for a meeting of the association to go over what happened, and noted the association can reject Bonk as the candidate, although it may be overturned by the national party council. He said the nominations committee is also doing a review of what happened, but he doesn’t know what might come out of that process.
Bonk went up against Torquay Mayor Mike Strachan for the nomination, a process that wasn’t without controversy as the two candidates were only given a tight, two-week window to get their nomination papers in and have the vote held after current MP, Robert Kitchen, announced he would not run when the election is called.
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