At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

One of conservatism’s bedrock values, smaller government, is looking less and less attractive in the Age of COVID.

Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is facing a challenge from social conservatives within his party, while he tries to attract support from Canadians closer to the centre of the political spectrum.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

February 22, 2021

HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing an identity crisis. It is a commonplace of Canadian politics that conservatism in this country leans heavily on the rhetoric and policies of the Republic...

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