BTW- For those who don’t know Moen is the outgoing leader of the Canadian Libertarian party and this is an honest question. Where exactly do most Canadians see themselves on the political spectrum? Personally I think it goes beyond the basic left/right dynamic we all obsess over.
Spencer Fernando weighs in.
The federal Tories are finding out what happens when you treat your base as if it were expendable.
Bricker says the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to made it difficult for opposition leaders like O’Toole and Singh to campaign in traditional ways and make themselves known to Canadians — particularly O’Toole, who Bricker says is still a “stranger” to voters.
That’s because O’Toole is practically a stranger to his own party members. The Covid debacle is just the tip of the iceberg.
All the smart people in the room predict a fall election, and Trudeau majority.
And that, my friends, signals the perfect opportunity to burn this wretched, dying party to the ground.
Update for those who asked. Yes, it’s real.
I guess they don’t need the women’s vote.
With everything that’s going wrong in Canada right now it’s good to know who’s got our back.
What is this man thinking? Let us totally forget this attempt to juggle with levy as not a tax. It is a tax and that’s all there is to it. Secondly the notion that should he win government he will put the money from the “levy” into a special customer account and then dictate what you’re allowed to spend it on — solar panels are good, bread is off the list — is a special kind of madness.
Update: Lorne Gunter concurs.
Giddy as a school girl.
Conservatives launched their major campaign pitch today. It’s one thing to read the dingbat details but it’s a whole other thing to watch the leader try to sell them. I’ll apologize in advance but you need to see this. (There’s 15 minutes of music and pretty pictures before anything is said.)
#BREAKING: Conservatives launch comprehensive plan to fight climate change and protect Canada's natural environment https://t.co/gP6la33W3Q
— Conservative Party (@CPC_HQ) April 15, 2021
Update: David Akin @erinotoole says: “This is not a tax. Not a cent goes to Ottawa.” Consumer: I’m paying more at the pump no matter what. CPC: But u get credits you can spend on stuff. Consumer: Can I use it to buy anything I want? CPC: No. Only on items from a govt approved shopping list.
O’Toole goes full McKenna. You should never go full McKenna.
We will have a plan to address climate change. It will be comprehensive. And it will be serious. But make no mistake, we can’t have a green future without jobs and growth. pic.twitter.com/PWPi1VawSR
— Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) March 23, 2021
From his recent speech.
“We have now fought and lost two elections against a carbon tax because voters did not think we were serious about addressing climate change,” O’Toole said in his speech to delegates.
“And I will not allow 338 candidates to defend against the lie from the Liberals that we are a party of climate change deniers.”
If that is honestly what he thinks then his political instincts and ability to read the room are so low they can’t even be charted.
With everything that’s been going on in the country are the boomer cons really going to run with an election strategy of blue pilling their own people on climate change? 🤦♂️
Like we do everyday! By alienating the base and sucking up to everyone who hates us. 
From Spencer Fernando
In what appears to be yet another rhetorical reversal by Erin O’Toole, the Conservative leader has shifted from criticizing the Liberals for focusing on foreign aid, to now criticizing them for not spending enough.
Update- It’s working! It’s working! Oh, never mind…
While Erin O’Toole faces growing backlash from Conservatives for the obvious hatchet-job he’s trying to pull on Derek Sloan, he has at least one supporter:
Justin Trudeau.
Because that’s different: Why Are Liberal MPs Silent On Federal Government Having Given COVID Relief Money To Paul Fromm Groups?
For Leitch, the transition to private life did not go smoothly.
As parents and their children entered her clinics, she found herself dragged into discussions about her political views. In the interview, she at first said the interactions were positive, but when pressed acknowledged it was not always the case.
For parents to be concerned she had an “agenda” was not in the best interests of the children she wanted to help, Leitch said.
“It was beyond disruptive,” she said.
“For me personally, it was very uncomfortable. And I can’t imagine what it was like for the child.”
So, after encouragement from Canadian colleagues and after canvassing available jobs elsewhere, she settled on accepting a position as chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery at the children’s hospital of Mississippi and moved there last spring.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has tested positive for COVID-19. The party says he is self-isolating. The Bloc also announced today that Leader Yves François Blanchet has tested positive for the virus. pic.twitter.com/CRBqxAIDgY
— Marieke Walsh (@MariekeWalsh) September 19, 2020
CPC Leadership results are being delayed. Apparently some ballots cannot be read by tabulators due to them being ripped or improperly shaded in.
Those ballots must be hand counted while being observed by campaign scrutineers.
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 23, 2020
Update@ 21:05: blahblahblah Scheer blahblahblah Diane Finley and then the punchline… still no results. This is the most incompetent, boring party in the history of Canadian politics.
21:42: This is so boring The Rebel is now replaying Scheer speeches at both drunk and Ben Shapiro speed.
I'm starting to suspect this is @AndrewScheer's one final "fuck you" to Canadian media. https://t.co/GqxtByVWG3
— Katewerk (@katewerk) August 24, 2020
02:40am… No winner after first ballot… Lewis wins Saskatchewan, Sloan drops off, at 33.52% McKay has the most votes but little room to grow.
O’Toole wins by nearly 5,000 points over McKay.
Too late.
Andrew Scheer slams the mainstream media for misrepresenting our party and accuses the CBC of focusing more attention on American politics than Canadian politics. pic.twitter.com/JWfJjPVpoj
— Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) August 22, 2020
It’s probably unfair to say no one cares.
