In a windy shopping mall parking lot in Saskatoon on Sept. 12, it wasn’t hard to find people who are pleased Pierre Poilievre has become the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. “I’ll vote for him for sure,” said Sean Hutchinson, looking ahead to the next federal election. “Anything to get Trudeau out.”…
‘He’s Our Best Chance’: Prairie Residents React to Poilievre’s Win
Pierre Poilievre Chosen as the New Leader of Conservatives
Pierre Poilievre has been elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Poilievre was first elected as an MP in 2004, and served as minister of state for democratic reform and minister of jobs and industry under the Harper government. In an email to supporters ahead of the announcement on Sept. 10,…
Pierre Poilievre Chosen as New Leader of the Conservatives on the First Ballot
Pierre Poilievre has been elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada with 68.2 percent of the votes on the first ballot. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest took 16 percent of the votes, followed by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis with 9.7 percent, former Ontario Independent MPP Roman Baber with 5 percent, and…
Michael Taube: The Conservatives Handled the Patrick Brown Controversy in the Proper Fashion
Commentary Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton, Ont., was recently disqualified from running in the Conservative Party leadership race. Some party members, including most of his supporters, immediately cried foul at the manner in which he was removed. While the process was far from perfect, the Conservatives actually handled this difficult matter in the proper…
Michael Taube: Tory Leadership Debates: Intensity May Surprise Some, but It’s Not New and Not Unique to Canada
Commentary Canada’s Conservative Party has held several debates involving its six leadership candidates. It’s notable to mention that political observers and party members who have either watched or attended these events have remarked on what they perceive as being a similar theme—that is, the leaders’ debates have been more intense, divisive, and politically charged than…
Race Card Attacks on Poilievre: What’s the Public to Think When It’s the Tories Doing It to Tories?
Commentary It has become almost expected for Conservative candidates to be labelled as either being racists or encouraging racism as political campaigns develop. If no direct evidence of racism on the part of the candidate can be found, racism will be implied through tenuous connections with apparent supporters. Unfounded accusations of racism can be catastrophic…
Conservative Leadership Debate: Poilievre, Charest Lock Horns Over Question About Charest’s Earnings From His Lobbying Work for Huawei
Ottawa—Conservative leadership contender MP Pierre Poilievre, in the campaign’s first leadership debate on May 5, insisted that fellow candidate former Quebec premier Jean Charest reveal how much money he made doing lobbying work for Huawei Technologies, but he did not get an answer. Close to an hour into the 90-minute event, Poilievre grabbed the chance…
John Robson: Military Chaplains Must Not Be Christian, Advisory Panel’s Recommendation Says in Effect
Commentary If you’re doing your bit as a Canadian by following the lumbering Conservative leadership race and the looming Ontario election, I can’t blame you for missing other stories because you are sound asleep. But there is one about how our military chaplains must not be Christian that might wake you up thinking a hardcover…
Michael Taube: Why Political Ideology Still Matters in Canada
Commentary Does political ideology still matter in Canada? A popular sentiment among academics, columnists, commentators, and intellectuals in recent years is that political ideology is less important than it used to be. They obviously acknowledge differences between Conservatives, Liberals, Socialists, and others still exist. Yet they believe the race to the political centre and shifts…
Jean Charest Says He Will Be ‘Firm’ on All Dealings With China if He Becomes PM
TORONTO—Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest says he will be “firm” on all dealings with China if he becomes prime minister, standing up for the Canadian values of human rights and freedoms. But he also questions how Ottawa can voice concern about Beijing’s transgressions without some Chinese-Canadians feeling they are being targeted. The former Quebec…
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