first ballot result; all of the other candidates lost votes. After the third ballot, Orchard threw his support to MacKay after the two men signed an agreement committing MacKay to not merge the PCs with the Canadian Alliance, and to hold a review of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. References See also Progressive Conservative leadership conventions 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election 2003 2003 elections in Canada Progressive Conservative leadership election May 2003 events in Canada