The party refuses to parachute or implement non-elected candidates. Instead, they opt for 'democracy'. This democracy in choosing a candidate is strictly limited to members in the riding and as a result, you will inevitably get social conservative winners. If they are backed by a church and manage to get the congregation to sign up for membership and vote, so be it. That's the process.
The real question is whether the party wants to change this and prevent social conservative candidates from running for their party by hijacking the process. That would be an affront to the grass roots but without that, I don't see how you can weed out who wins the nomination.
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