Is there such a thing as a ‘real Conservative?’

Keep in mind, to win the Conservative leadership race, you don’t necessarily have to be a real conservative (whatever that means), just a smart one.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, pictured at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on March 5, 2019, posing for a selfie with people who attended The Prime Ministers Series, a partnership between the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 2, 2022

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Apparently, former prime minister Stephen Harper doesn’t think much of former Progressive Conservative Party leader Jean Charest’s brand of conservatism. Indeed, it seems Harper doesn’t think Charest is actually a conservative at all. This is why, according to a recent repor...

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