A recipe for Conservative defeat

Not only is the party's national vote not efficiently distributed, but it has also become less efficiently distributed in the byelections since Pierre Poilievre became leader.

So far under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, the Conservatives seem to be doubling down on rather than reversing the trends which denied them victory in 2019 and 2021, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HATFIELD

August 28, 2023

To win the next election, the Conservatives need to gain seats in Ontario, Quebec, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, while maintaining their stranglehold on Alberta, Saskatchewan, and rural Manitoba.

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