"Ontario's Progressive Conservatives will not allow reporters to attend their annual gathering in Toronto this weekend, a move critics say projects an appearance of "weakness" and breaks from political norms. The party's director of communication says the event at the Toronto Congress Centre will be for party members only. The response comes after days of inquiries by CBC News to secure accreditation to the event."
"Hundreds of party delegates from across the province are set to attend, debate policy and hear from Ford during a fireside chat. The event is set to run three days, starting Friday, and is focused on the Protect Ontario theme which was a key part of government's re-election campaign. The PC's event comes on the same weekend as the federal Conservative party holds its annual convention in Calgary. Pierre Poilievre will face a leadership review at that gathering, which is open to media."
"The Ontario PC Party Convention is a closed event and will not be open to media attendance, spokesperson Peter Turkington said in a brief message to CBC News. It's not clear why the Tories decided to bar media from the annual gathering, which comes nearly a year after Premier Doug Ford won a third straight majority government. Hundreds of party delegates from across the province are set to attend, debate policy and hear from Ford during a fireside chat."
Ontario Progressive Conservative leaders will not allow reporters to attend the party's annual convention at the Toronto Congress Centre, designating the event for party members only after days of media accreditation inquiries. The convention is closed to media, and the party did not provide a clear reason for the decision, which comes nearly a year after Premier Doug Ford won a third straight majority. Hundreds of delegates will debate policy and hear a fireside chat with Ford during the three-day event centered on the Protect Ontario theme. The timing coincides with the federal Conservative convention in Calgary, which is open to media and includes a leadership review for Pierre Poilievre. Critics described the decision as projecting weakness and said it breaks from democratic norms.
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