Conservatives’ infighting damages chances of closing gap with Liberals: Poilievre dealing with ‘slow erosion with no defined endpoint,’ say political players

'I think it'll persist until there's a time when there is either a new leader, federally, or there's a change in government, provincially,' said Conservative strategist Jeff Rutledge.
A comment by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, during the July Calgary Stampede sparked a wave of Conservative infighting across Canada, including jabs at the federal party leader by strategists Kory Teneycke and Nick Kouvalis.

Tensions and infighting among senior Conservatives recently with jabs on social media and in podcasts show little sign of abating, which could make it harder in the long run for the Conservatives to broaden their appeal and catch up to the leading Liberals, according to part...

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