More than two years later, they are at it again.
Paradis said focusing on mandates is an effective way to gain traction in a leadership contest. But the party risks expending too much energy on pandemic policies that are no longer in effect and that wider Canadian society has moved on from, at a time when the party needs to broaden its voter coalition, she said.
Another outsider whose name could appear on the final ballot is Joseph Bourgault, a businessman from rural Saskatchewan.
Former NHL player Theo Fleury, whose social media feeds are filled with anti-vaccination statements, has been campaigning for Bourgault.