Conservatives drop 3rd candidate from election race in B.C. riding

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging to cut the federal government’s bloated budget for outside consultants by $10 billion annually, if his party wins government, returning consultant fees to levels last seen under the Harper Conservative government. Poilievre made the promise on Sunday in a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., where he stood behind a sign on his podium that read “Axe The Inflation Tax” — a...