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...
READ MOREPoilievre goes after disaffected Quebec Liberals fed up with Trudeau
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...
READ MORELiberals sow fear to trounce Tories in byelection, as NDP vote collapses
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...
READ MOREClass-based rage comes for Britain’s Tories, just as it comes for Trudeau
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....
READ MOREThe more Tories support the convoy protest, the less appeal they will hold for voters
The Conservatives need to rid themselves of these associations and present a positive, welcoming face to Canadians....
READ MOREErin O’Toole’s leadership is over
Conservatives need to take a long hard look at themselves, what they stand for, who’s leading their parade, and whose company they keep....
READ MOREReinstate Canada-China committee to push back against Beijing
The China committee’s work is more important than ever. The Tories need to find a spine and bring it back....
READ MOREA political lifeline arrives for Erin O’Toole, courtesy of the NDP
The coalition chatter has given O’Toole an opening — some may say a lifeline — to change the channel from the recent vaccination controversies....
READ MOREWeak leadership leads Trudeau to Tofino and O’Toole into trouble
The lesson in both cases is that leadership demands authenticity. A real leader practices what he preaches....
READ MORERebuilding the Tories’ ‘big tent’ starts with new Canadians
Why immigrants are key to the future of the Conservative Party of Canada....
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