'The hundreds of volunteers in this district work like dogs to get the vote out, and deserve to be informed and to be involved in any decision that are made for our district,' Harding, who has since resigned from the association, wrote in the letter.
In an internal letter sent to the party executive on Thursday and obtained by CBC News, Darryl Harding says Tina Neary was chosen as the candidate without proper support from the association - and that they were ignored like 'insignificant fodder.' (Ted Dillon/CBC)Ī scathing letter from the head of the Progressive Conservatives' district association in Conception Bay East-Bell Island has accused Leader Tony Wakeham of choosing a supporter of his as the candidate for an upcoming byelection without a fair and open nomination process. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham has been accused of hand-picking the party's candidate for an upcoming byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island.
