Attila taking the reins of conservativism in Canada

Vincent J. Curtis

20 May 22

RE: Another Tory leader bites the dust.  Spectator editorial 20 May 22.  Also editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay.

The concern about the political fates of Jason Kenney and Erin O’Toole and the wider angst about the fate of conservatism in Canada says more about the eastern snob media than it does about conservativism.

In a democracy, not just latte-sippers and quiche-eaters get to vote.  Huns, far-right extremists, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, old dinosaurs, and, yes, even cowboys get to vote and have their say.  The central Canadian establishment might prefer a Conservative leader that looks and thinks just like them, but in a country full of those irredeemable deplorables, that doesn’t always happen.

And if central Canadian snobs are horrified at the prospect of a fire-breathing conservative at the head of a Conservative Party, then maybe they should vote Alberta off Confederation Island.

Believe me, around here, there are plenty who would welcome it.  No more transfer payments, and no more carbon taxes for starters!

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