OTTAWA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Canada's chastened Conservative
legislators picked Rona Ambrose as a new interim leader on
Thursday to help rebuild the party after they were driven from
government in the Oct. 19 election.
Meeting one day after the Conservatives handed over the
reins to their Liberal opponents after a decade in power, they
listened to a speech from outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper
and then picked the temporary replacement.
Michael Chong, who emerged from caucus, said Ambrose had
been chosen. She will serve as leader until the broader party
membership picks a permanent head to go head to head with
charismatic Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the 2019
election.