Conservative convention 2016

The Conservative Party begins the task of reinventing itself

Leadership candidates and young partisans begin by both building on and repudiating Stephen Harper’s legacy

How the Conservatives changed their marriage policy

What happened at the Conservative convention, as the party voted to end its opposition to gay marriage

Closing time at a pair of political party conventions

A look in as the party winds down at both the Liberals’ and the Conservatives’ conventions

How grassroots Tories changed their party’s definition of marriage

Joseph Heap and Natalie Pon teamed up with a Calgary MP to out-hustle those in the party opposed to updating CPC policy on marriage

Photo gallery: Noted at Liberal, Conservative conventions

More photos from the floors of this weekend’s political conventions

Rona Ambrose: ‘So Justin – who’s the feminist now!?’

Here’s what Rona Ambrose told Conservatives today at their convention in Vancouver

Maclean’s on the Hill: Double convention edition

This week on Maclean’s radio show: Highlights and talking points from the Conservative and Liberal policy conventions

Photo gallery: Day one at Liberal, Conservative conventions

Duelling conventions this weekend — the Liberals in Winnipeg, the Conservatives in Vancouver — will see party faithful draw lessons from victory and defeat.

Stephen Harper: Then and Now

See if you can spot more subtle differences

Transcript: What Stephen Harper said in his final farewell

‘This country is going to need a strong Conservative Party of Canada more than ever before’

Stephen Harper’s exit: One last thanks to party faithful

Address to Conservative convention included repeated nods to what will surely be Harper’s most lasting legacy: Party unity

The Conservative Party’s Kevin O’Leary factor

The brash businessman nicknamed ‘Mr. Wonderful’ is tops in the polls to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. But why would he want to?