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Originally Posted by Jacks
Convenient that they call the nomination process democratic but reserve the right to deny candidates that are "unsuitable". Just tell the truth and say that the leader has final word on candidates, it's not like that is something new to politics.
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I think you are confused about the order of operations.
Candidates who want to run for nomination have to apply to the party. They need to collect a certain number of signatures from party members and submit their background information. At that point they are interviewed and the party looks into their past. If they are acceptable to the party then they can run in an open race for the right to run under the Liberal banner.
This is the same process that almost every party follows including the conservatives. To do anything else would be crazy for a political party.