The Conservative policy convention has come and gone amid a hail of plaudits, photo-ops, and favourable polls. Leader Pierre Poilievre has managed to unite the party faithful and win over Canadian voters, by tapping into their economic angst and fatigue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is increasingly seen as out of touch, and...
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Hello, September. Labour Day’s done, the kids are back in school, parents are back at work, as the sweet indolence of summer fades into the chilly reality of fall. Our federal politicians are also back in the saddle, though they get an extra-long break: Parliament returns in two weeks. But in the meantime, a...
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It’s been a big week in America. A grand jury in Atlanta indicted former U.S. President Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. Trump’s fourth indictment adds 13 felony charges to his rap sheet, including a charge of criminal conspiracy. Yet polls show Trump...
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Breakups are never fun. No matter how civil, they hurt, particularly when there are children involved. The safe harbour of home is ripped apart and replaced with uncertainty: who will be at the breakfast table? Who will take us to school, where will we sleep, who will tuck us in? Kids are resilient, but...
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By now, you have probably heard of Centre Ice Canadians. The group was co-founded a year ago by former two-time Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson. It made its debut as Centre Ice Conservatives, during the Conservative leadership process, holding a policy conference in Edmonton, followed by similar events in Halifax and Toronto. It published...
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A pox on both their houses. That phrase comes to mind after a week that left the Liberals flailing, the Conservatives backpedalling, and voters despairing: are ethics and common sense completely absent in Ottawa? First, it was the Liberals’ turn in purgatory. After last week’s bombshell revelations that the Chinese Communist Party meddled in...
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Canadian constitutional disputes are like zombies. Just when you think they are buried, they rise from the dead, looking to claim their next victim. Politicians often exhume them to boost their standing and win an election. But they had better beware: like most monsters, the undead have no loyalty, and will happily turn on...
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In the end, it wasn’t even close. Former Ontario Liberal finance minister Charles Sousa romped to victory in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection Monday night, trouncing Conservative rival Ron Chhinzer 51 per cent to 37 per cent. But before the Liberals start gloating and the Conservatives say byelections don’t matter, let’s examine what really went into...
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LONDON — If you think the Conservative Party of Canada has a habit of eating its leaders, it’s got nothing on its U.K. cousin. In the space of two months, the British Tories have cycled through two prime ministers — Boris Johnson and Liz Truss — and are now on their third, Rishi Sunak....
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The Conservatives need to rid themselves of these associations and present a positive, welcoming face to Canadians....
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