A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper, left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning have a fireside chat on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on March 22.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

March 24, 2023

In between big-ticket appearances by former prime minister Stephen Harper, Reform Party founder Preston Manning, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, conservatives at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference strategized about how to reach out to what pan...

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