Conservative inter-party conflict makes holding power a hard path

Perennial disunity within party ranks has made it difficult for Conservative leaders in the past—a lesson Erin O’Toole is also learning.

It takes an astute leader to keep the conflicts between the various factions of the Conservative Party under control, writes Mark Wegierski, but it’s proven difficult for current party leader Erin O’Toole, pictured from left, former leader Andrew Scheer, and Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK WEGIERSKI

May 27, 2021

Conservatives are the most fractious people who make up Canada’s main parties, a dynamic found in most Western countries. Ironically, when a conservative is being attacked, it is, more oft...

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