LGBTQ2S+ issues unlikely to repeat as spoiler in Tory leadership race, experts say

In the 2020 race, LGBTQ2S+ issues came to the forefront when candidate Richard Décarie called being gay a 'choice' on national television, prompting consternation and admonishment from other leadership hopefuls.

The Conservative leadership candidates may vary widely in their approach to LGBTQ2S+ policies: (clockwise from top left) Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest; Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, and Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal

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BY ALICE CHEN

March 23, 2022

LGBTQ2S+ rights are not necessarily the biggest issue in the Conservative Party, experts say, and though the jury is still out on how some of the candidates will tackle LGBTQ2+ issues, others seem like they might do well and possibly win over a larger queer voter base. Asked what bearing LGBTQ2S+ i...

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