Political party conventions can be a great mechanism for party renewal and invigoration. These gatherings can unite the party faithful and build momentum. With a federal election looming while national support for his party continues to dwindle, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Leader Erin O’Toole desperately needed a breakthrough in the 2021 convention. Instead of pursuing unity, O’Toole and party brass decided to go to war with their own membership with a foolish policy resolution specifically stating that the party believes that climate change is real. The resolution failed and blew up in leadership’s face. The CPC are now heading into election season with an angry and divided membership while their opponents have fresh ammunition with which to hammer the party using the climate change issue. This is a catastrophic development for the party and it was completely unnecessary when considering we have very recently watched another Canadian conservative party …