Conservatives expect low turn out at policy convention

Tory Party president Don Plett says there's no 'burning issue,' and 'everybody's thrilled with the Prime Minister.'

The Conservatives expect a low turn out at their first national policy convention in more than three years and the first since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of Canada mainly because of the costs and a lack of a "burning issue."

Conservatives say fewer will attend this week's convention in Winnipeg, Man., as well because there is no leadership review required since the Harper Conservatives won the last federal election. At the...