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Victory Speech: Nail-Biting Process and Candidate Field

victory speech: Every single kind of Conservative is welcome in this party and this party belongs to all of you, the Ottawa-born Saskatchewan MP told the crowd during his victory speech, according to Hamilton Spectator. We all know what it looks like when Conservatives are divided; we will not let that happen again. The nail-biting process of winnowing the 13-candidate field went the full distance before Scheer, 38, was declared the winner with just 50.95 per cent of the available points, barely besting longtime front-runner Maxime Bernier, who posted 49.05 per cent after leading all 12 of the previous ballots. We win when we are united. I'm here to tell you there is renewed hope for Canada, starting today, Scheer said. The ranks of the party are as large as they've ever been, thanks in large measure to the high-profile, hard-fought leadership race, and the party's fundraising might appears to have renewed power, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.