Old-style conservatism on the way out

Trickle-down economics has failed, and the public is growing hesitant to support politicians who espouse it.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a rally in Fredericton, N.B. before the 2015 election.
OTTAWA—Sprinkled through the policies espoused by Conservative leadership candidates are the odd laughable or alarming proposition. Like Kellie Leitch’s plan to legalize pepper spray, or Andrew Scheer's suggestion that urban bureaucrats are plotting to take away farmers' gun rights. Or Maxime B...

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