Tories to announce next leader 'with a revised program' reflecting Queen's death

OTTAWA -- The Conservative party says the event announcing the next leader scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way.

The Queen's death prompted the party to rethink the event, given how it will fall in the official mourning period.

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After learning of her death, the chair of the Tories' leadership election organizing committee said it would look for ways to announce the results in a respectful manner.

In a brief statement today, committee chair Ian Brodie confirmed the event in Ottawa will go ahead Saturday, but "with a revised program" that reflects the death.

It's now planning to open with a tribute to the Queen and axed parts of the event that gave it a festive atmosphere, like confetti.

The party had been selling $150 tickets to attend, with members beginning to arrive from different parts of the country.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2022

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  At the Conservative leadership ballot processing centre in Chelsea, Quebec, on July 15, 2022 . (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)