Red Tories: another species at risk? 

The party base, as presently constituted, wants nothing to do with Red Tories, centre-right Conservatives, or social liberals. And the only Quebecer they seem to admire is Maxime Bernier.
Conservative MPs Alain Rayes, Michelle Rempel Garner and Eric Duncan, pictured, are considered to be more centrist or Red Tory Conservatives.
CHELSEA, QUE.—The Red Tory, like many seasonal pests, tends to vanish from sight for long periods, only to re-emerge when conditions are right—in this case, when there is a race to lead the federal Conservative party. These plucky survivors are generally rebuffed, isolated or ridiculed by the n...

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