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Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

Canadians too are rediscovering the beauty of progressive politics in this dark hour of great need across the land.

Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

May 3, 2021

HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

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