The political ‘policy’ convention: what it is, what it isn’t, and what we should be paying attention to

Conventions are a communication exercise for leaders to develop their personal brand and the brand they hope the party to have under their watch.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s convention keynote address will provide him with an opportunity to build on his last major speech when he won his leadership last September, and expand on the program he started laying out then, writes Yaroslav Baran.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY YAROSLAV BARAN

September 6, 2023

Political conventions have long served as major focal points to take stock of our political parties: their health, their demographics, and their direction. As Conservative Party members prepare to descend on Quebec City, it’s an appropriate time to take stock of what a pol...

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