Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City

Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan's first gathering in five years, and likely their last national confab before a federal election where they're hoping their guy will win.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured. A happy weekend in Québec City could set the stage for a march toward a Conservative government. But if that march trashes the voices of journalists at organizations like Radio-Canada and The Canadian Press, his efforts could be stymied, writes Sheila Copps.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 7, 2023

OTTAWA—Party conventions are truly places to party. As a political party is a gathering of like-minded individuals, in a sense, it takes on the ethos of a large family.

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