Can the Conservatives make themselves relevant again?

Bridging the gap between the general electorate and a Conservative base that has an aversion to actual society-wide incentives on climate change will be a test, no matter who winds up as leader.

Conservative Party leadership contenders Marilyn Gladu, left, Peter MacKay, middle, and Erin O’Toole, right, participated in a Feb. 8 event for party faithful in Halifax. It was an early manifestation of the very dicey situation Conservatives continue to face on issues like climate change, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

February 12, 2020

OTTAWA—Here’s Peter MacKay’s take on Canada’s responsibility to help address the global climate change emergency: “We could throw all our car keys in Halifax Harbour, turn down the heat, turn off the lights, walk around naked in the dark eating organic beets, and it won't make a differenc...

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