![]() He said it’s important for the leader to appreciate the diversity of the province. “If I’m not required to remain neutral than I’m open to endorsing a candidate,” he said.īut he already knows the type of person he’s like to see gain the top job for the Tories. PC Leader Heather Stefanson, pictured on election night making her concession speech, officially stepped down last week. Goertzen said he may endorse a candidate, provided he’s not involved in a position where he must remain impartial.ĭuring the last leadership campaign he was interim premier, which prevented him sharing his thoughts on the candidates. There’s also been speculation that former Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Bergen Harris, who co-chaired the PC Party’s last election campaign could be interested, though she remained unavailable for comment. ![]() So far only a few names of have been suggested as the potential new leader.įort Whyte MLA Obby Khan confirmed Monday that he may take a run at the leadership.įormer Winnipeg city councillor and Manitoba environment minister Kevin Klein is also considering running. “There will never be a perfect system, but I think it sort of struck the right balance in terms of where we are now.” The new system, proposed by former Elmwood-Transcona MP Lawrence Toet, is one that Goertzen said will be beneficial. “If you had certain areas or certain ridings or maybe certain groups that sold considerably more memberships than other areas or other groups, it gave a disproportionate voice and sometimes then didn’t require the person trying to become the leader to broaden out and speak to all Manitobans more generally,” he said. Goertzen supported the move from a delegate system to the one-member one-vote system which he said allowed for direct participation for all members. “The reality is that every system has strengths and every one has weaknesses.” “Party’s tend to move around different methods of selecting their leader, thinking that there’s some method that doesn’t have any weaknesses and may sometimes overemphasize the weaknesses of the system that they have,” he said. Goertzen supported that move which allocates points that gives constituencies with more members, more voting power, but ensures all constituencies have representation, though he said it was “not without some reservation”. The PC Party has also adopted a new points system to elect a leader, replacing the one-member one-vote system. “Sometimes it’s good just to have different faces out front for the party, and so whether that’s a generational change or just somebody who hasn’t done the role before, I think it’s probably good for others to do it at this point.” “I really think it’s time for there to be a bit of a shift in direction for the party,” he said, clarifying he’s not talking about policy issues which will be discussed by leadership candidates. Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen will not be running for the position of leader or interim leader but may endorse a candidate.Ĭurrently he is interim leader by default, a role he automatically fills because of his deputy leader status, but it’s one he won’t seek to retain when caucus meets.ĭespite his experience in the position and more than two decades as an MLA, Goertzen said he’s looking forward to change. PC Party leader Heather Stefanson’s resignation took effect Monday, and Goertzen, who has served as interim premier before said he will not run for the leadership or put his name forward for the interim leader position. “No, I will not be putting my name forward,” he said on Tuesday. With only a few names being discussed for leader of the PC Party at this point, Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen knows one thing is certain, it won’t be him.
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