Category: CPC Leadership

Sage Advice for Pierre Poilievre

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The 2024 U.S. Presidential campaign seemed to make it clear that never again will any American electorate allow any presidential candidate to go forward without engaging in a series of real, unscripted long form interviews (unless both opponents are unwilling to do so). Corrupt Carney clearly will never engage in such interviews. But Poilievre could and should. For the past many months, he seems to have followed the age-old playbook of being stage managed by handlers. There are strong indications that this will guarantee he will lose the next federal election. To prevent that, a prominent Canadian has some advice for him:

Our Chinese-Installed Government In Ottawa

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He was Conservative non grata after the carbon tax fiasco, so eh, thanks China!

Explosive internal Conservative Party emails obtained by The Bureau reveal that on August 26, 2021, a senior party official expressed concern over then-leader Erin O’Toole’s breakthrough in the polls — the first time the Conservatives inched ahead of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. This same Ontario-based Chinese Canadian official would later spearhead a petition against O’Toole following the party’s election defeat, while a group of Conservatives simultaneously accused him of alienating Chinese diaspora voters, ultimately contributing to his removal as leader.

Just days before, on August 23, 2021, pollster Nik Nanos described the election as a “dead heat” in his analysis. “You’ve got to be disappointed if you happen to be a supporter of the Liberals,” Nanos said. “Now the race is on.” By August 26, O’Toole had pulled ahead — a development that prompted suspicious criticism among a subset of Conservative Party officials.

According to The Bureau’s review of emails between Conservative national councillors, a message dated August 26, 2021, shows the Chinese Canadian official voicing concern over reactions to O’Toole’s climb in the polls. The chain began with an internal email titled “Nanos Polling Results Last Night.” One Conservative member wrote, “Erin O’Toole is resonating with the voters for sure, many have made positive comments… I wasn’t getting that in 2019!”[…]

The Bureau can further confirm that this official was removed from the party after an internal investigation found violations, including interference in nomination contests — a breach of party rules requiring strict neutrality from national councillors.

A Conservative source familiar with O’Toole’s campaign and the subsequent investigation said the findings suggested the Chinese Canadian official “broke neutrality in a nomination race.”

“In addition, it is now becoming clearer that was also a complex way to support candidates that won’t take a hardline on China,” the source suggested. “Given what else we know, a much bigger picture is emerging.”[…]

Meanwhile, Conservative Party members have informed The Bureau that pro-Beijing networks appear to be targeting several Conservative nomination races in Vancouver and Toronto, as leader Pierre Poilievre seems poised to capitalize on the collapse of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government — which has been challenged by reports suggesting Trudeau turned a blind eye to Chinese election interference that endangers Canada’s sovereignty.

VRWC Program Notes: Live Q&A

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From the National Post;

What is it about Poilievre’s style and policies that seems to have Tories across the pond looking at him with interest?

Join National Post columnist Geoff Russ on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, when he will be taking your questions in the comment section under his upcoming article on why the global right is looking to Poilievre, rather than Donald Trump, as a new model for conservatism. Register today for your opportunity to ask Geoff Russ anything.

This Q&A is a free, registration-only event, but we have a number of subscriber-only events planned for the near future, including live chats and interviews with some of Canada’s best columnists and leading newsmakers.

Might be interesting.

Toronto–St. Paul’s Byelection (Bumped)

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If you’re looking for something to watch on a boring Monday evening : Toronto–St. Paul’s Byelection Results Livestream (No results posted as of an hour after poll closing.)

UPDATE: Morning has broken…

Conservative Don Stewart 15,555 42.1 %
Liberal Leslie Church 14,965 40.5 %
NDP Amrit Parhar 4,044 10.9 %
Green Christian Cullis 1,059 2.9 %

Now, I’m off to X to drink in the lamentations of the Truanons with my morning coffee. (link updated).

Heh.


Will he or won’t he? Trudeau presser in BC (live) … and he’s staying on.

Deafening Silence

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Unless the Federal CPC caucus thinks that capital gains are equivalent to wage income, one has to wonder why they are avoiding the question as to whether they will roll back the tax hike or not. If the CPC has any grasp of basic economics, cutting capital gains taxes ought to be a no-brainer. This doesn’t need to wait until election time.

But when specifically asked by CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos — during a panel interview with NDP finance critic Don Davies that airs Sunday — whether the Conservatives would reverse the capital gains tax changes, Lantsman wouldn’t say.

And when pressed on the party’s position on the specific measure to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, Lantsman again said the Conservatives will state their plans come election time.

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