Advice to leadership contenders on key policy planks to win Canadian Conservatives

Canada's core identity is in danger of disappearing—the centre cannot hold—and only the so-called fringes are powerful today.

Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, pictured Oct. 21, 2020, on the Hill. Significant efforts should be directed towards enunciating and promoting a 'green conservatism.' Conservation issues and the defence of the environment should not be left to opponents of the Conservative Party, writes Conservative party supporter Mark Wegierski. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK WEGIERSKI

March 3, 2022

TORONTO—As the Conservative Party launches into another leadership campaign, it should start with an examination of the reasons for the party's recent electoral failure. The attempted move to the centre was a good idea to try to win over blue-collar, suburban, and urban voters, especially in Ontar...

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