Canada needs a reconstructed Conservative Party

One that embodies the prudent policy and personal rectitude of a Peter Loughheed, Bill Davis, Joe Clark, or Robert Stanfield, not the extremism, vitriol, and defiant ignorance on offer from today’s right.

The heirs to Sir John A. Macdonald, and his uniquely Canadian conservative vision, have been out-shouted and out-campaigned by the likes of Doug Ford, left, Jason Kenney, and that spawn of Stephen Harper, Andrew Scheer. These neo-conservatives draw their inspiration from Breitbart, Donald Trump, evangelical pastors, and hateful talk show hosts, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

May 21, 2018

CHELSEA, QUE.—This country needs a reconstructed Conservative Party—one that embodies the prudent policy and personal rectitude of a Peter Loughheed, Bill Davis, Joe Clark, or Robert Stanfield, not the extremism, vitriol, and defiant ignorance on offer from today’s right. Red Tories, blue Con...

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