Dear Conservatives: smarten up

Howling at the moon and mimicking the tactics of the People’s Party of Canada are not winning propositions, never mind they are an embarrassment to the long, rich history of assorted federal conservative parties in this country.

Without a doubt leadership matters, but whether it is Erin O’Toole or somebody else leading the party in the next election, that alone will not determine the party’s fate, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

February 2, 2022

OTTAWA—An open letter to the Conservative caucus: The vast majority of you are well meaning, decent, and enthusiastic public servants. You always do the best you can for the people you represent. As the official opposition, you work hard to hold the government to account and offer different optio...

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