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Don’t rule Rona Ambrose out of the Conservative leadership race just yet.

The former cabinet minister is still being approached by people who want her to run which is why she has not issued an official statement on her intentions, say sources.

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There has been much speculation that she won’t run, based mainly on the fact that she has not been making calls to organize a leadership team.

On Wednesday, La Presse reported that she was not running.

“She will not be a candidate. She should confirm her intentions in the coming days,” a conservative source told the Quebec news outlet.

A source with direct knowledge told the National Post on Wednesday afternoon that Ambrose has “not yet made a final decision on whether to run.”

There are plenty of Conservative organizers who still want to see her run. “It’s people who are calling her right now,” the source said.

She is expected to clarify her intentions soon but there is still no firm timeline for that, the source said.

Conservatives and potential candidates have kept a close watch on the former interim leader of the party — dubbing it “Rona Watch” — waiting for her to decide whether to contest the party leadership before they made a decision.

“Caucus is largely still waiting for Rona,” said one person in December, working on a rival leadership bid. One Conservative MP said there is a “generalized yearning” for Ambrose‘s time in charge due to her skilfull caucus management and almost conflict-free tenure of a year and a half.

Prominent conservatives such as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall have thrown their support behind Ambrose. “She would be a brilliant leader,” Kenney said in a December interview.

Many conservatives view Ambrose as a formidable competitor in the next election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Andrew Scheer led a lacklustre electoral campaign in 2019.

They believe Ambrose’s socially progressive stance paired with her conservative politics could recapture a winning majority for the Conservative Party.

Wall said he was “disappointed but not surprised” after the La Presse story was published.