Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Race Megathread-May 27th 2017

[Pandaguineapig]

The Conservative Party of Canada just went alt right


https://www.facebook.com/cpcpcc/photos/a.10150215051769204.329974.5661704203/10154297426314204/?type=3&theater

Don't see how it's alt right to mock a pm with a trump level iq

[Pandaguineapig]

Would I be wrong to assume that the conservative party candidates seem to be more focused on holding a solid opposition rather than trying to win and form a government in 2019?

[Pandaguineapig]

Brad Trost, a "real Conservative from the conservative wing of the party," plans to announce in September.

http://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/editorials/god-put-conservatives-on-earth-to-stop-taxes-everywhere-forever-brad-trost

I would assume Trost has a pretty good opening as a western conservative in a race increasingly populated by eastern liberals?

[Pandaguineapig]

LMAO. He'll get parts of the Prairies and that's it. In a GE, a strident, single-issue socon would get results closer to Alliance 2000 than Harper in 2004/15.

I just figured because he is the only so con and the only candidate west of Ontario he would have an opening in the leadership race not in 2019

[Pandaguineapig]

LMAO. He'll get parts of the Prairies and that's it. In a GE, a strident, single-issue socon would get results closer to Alliance 2000 than Harper in 2004/15.

I just figured because he is the only so con and the only candidate west of Ontario he would have an opening in the leadership race not in 2019

He'll have to compete with Deepak Obhrai and (possibly) Andrew Scheer for the Western Conservative vote, so his Western roots won't really be an advantage.

I thought obhrai was going to dropout if macCay or Raitt got in?

[Pandaguineapig]

O'Toole expected to decide within the next few days.

I saw that Pierre Lemieux announced, would I be correct in assuming he won't be a major player in the election?

[Pandaguineapig]

O'Toole expected to decide within the next few days.

I saw that Pierre Lemieux announced, would I be correct in assuming he won't be a major player in the election?

Haha. Did he really? Jesus...

Lemieux is a bit of scumbag. Happy to see him go. Funny to see him in the race.

I saw some articles that he announced, though he hasn't put in his deposit yet

[Pandaguineapig]

Question: Would a hypothetical Conservative party leader's failure to speak French or even speaking french with a strong accent,hurt them outside of Quebec/parts of Ontario?

[Pandaguineapig]

I was just curious since O'Leary speaks no French and many of the current candidates obviously just started learning the language. I would figure a leader who couldn't speak French would cede all of Quebec and most of Ontario while western Canada wouldn't care, much like the reform or alliance in the 1990s

[Pandaguineapig]

Lol if Mr. Wonderful becomes Prime Minister...

The summit's with him and Trump would be awesome

[Pandaguineapig]

Is there a reason why Scheer did so well in Quebec?