In defence of smoke-filled backrooms at leadership conventions, one last time for the history books
by from on (#4GY03)
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Ontarians will get a glimpse next year of how a political party settles on a leader. Not from a distance, but up close and personal, with policy, winnability and bankability all in the mix, Martin Regg Cohn writes.