Whether it is alive and well has yet to be determined. But the name of the president-elect is now entrenched in the leadership race to replace former prime minister and head of the Conservative Party of Canada, Stephen Harper.
Hours after losing the October 2015 election to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, Prime Minister Harper, through the CPC president, announced he was stepping down as party leader and asked his caucus to appoint an interim leader. Last August, Harper resigned his seat in Parliament.
