OTTAWA -- Less than half the almost 300,000 people who signed up to take part in the federal Liberal leadership race have registered to vote, despite getting an extra week in which to do so.
As of late Thursday, shortly before the midnight deadline, almost 43 per cent of supporters and members -- some 126,000 -- had registered.
The party had originally set a deadline of Mar. 14 but acquiesced to a request by front-runner Justin Trudeau's camp to extend the registration period by one week, over the objections of several rival camps.
As of late Thursday, shortly before the midnight deadline, almost 43 per cent of supporters and members -- some 126,000 -- had registered.
The party had originally set a deadline of Mar. 14 but acquiesced to a request by front-runner Justin Trudeau's camp to extend the registration period by one week, over the objections of several rival camps.