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October 16, 2003



The merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Parties became official on December 8, 2003.

A new political party, the Conservative Party of Canada, was registered with Elections Canada

Tory Leader Peter MacKay and Alliance Leader Stephen Harper held a press conference Monday morning in Ottawa to announce the registration of the new party.

The convention which would choose Stephen Harper as the first leader of the Conservative Party would occur on March 20, 2004

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