A new Harperian strategy?

Former prime minister Stephen Harper believes a populist-oriented Conservative Party could stand for its traditional values while at the same time freely rail against globalist capitalism and corporate greed. In other words, instead of wiping out the Liberals, his new strategy might be to wipe out the NDP.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper delivers the keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Networking conference in Ottawa on March 22, 2023. Harper may have retired from Canada’s political ring, but he still knows how to throw a partisan jab, writes Gerry Nicholls.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 29, 2023

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper may have retired from Canada’s political ring, but he still knows how to throw a partisan jab.

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