Supply management proposal gets the short shrift as Tories prepare policy package
Conservative Party members wrestled Friday with how they’ll be perceived by the general voting public in 2019 as they began the process of whittling down a swath of policy resolutions that will help inform the party’s next election platform. When delegates reconvene on Saturday afternoon to talk policy, they’ll be staring down a list of […]
Ex-Tory Bernier ‘childish,’ a ‘gadfly,’ say delegates angered at ‘deliberate’ distraction
HALIFAX—Despite Maxime Bernier’s move to scrap his Conservative card, members say they’re rallying to offer a more unified message that may be well rid of “fringe” elements, though some warned the Quebec MP has tapped into the grassroots on issues that should be heeded. The bomb Mr. Bernier dropped on Tory Leader Andrew Scheer’s (Regina-Qu’Appelle, […]
Maxime Bernier’s explosive exit from Conservative Party has ‘no impact’ on Tory Halifax huddle, say MPs
HALIFAX/PARLIAMENT HILL—Quebec MP Maxime Bernier announced in Ottawa on Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative Party, saying that he is in “politics to defend ideas, real conservative ideas.” But in Halifax, where thousands of Conservative Party members have gathered to debate those ideas, Mr. Bernier’s (Beauce, Que.) now-former caucus colleagues say his decision changes […]
Divisive riding-refund clawback pulled from agenda, as Tories set to talk policy in Halifax
A proposed change to the federal Conservative Party’s constitution aimed at stopping the national body from clawing back money from its riding associations has been pulled from consideration at this week’s convention. The proposal, sponsored by the electoral district association for Carleton, Ont., was part of the association’s campaign to stop the implementation of a 2017 decision […]
2018 Conservative policy convention schedule
Thursday, Aug. 23 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. MP Info Sessions Making Life Affordable Immigration and Foreign Affairs Science, Innovation, and the Environment Justice, Health, and Public Safety 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Building a Campaign Team & Managing Your Human Resources 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. C2W, […]
Halifax huddle a chance for Scheer to step from Harper’s shadow and shine
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer heads into this week’s party convention in reasonable shape despite the best efforts of Maxime Bernier to do whatever it was he was trying to do. As Scheer travels to Halifax, his party’s fundraising numbers remain impressive, the party’s polling numbers are good, and generally his caucus is unified. Any other […]
Tories must ‘find a way to manage Max,’ but Bernier’s ‘selfish gesture’ won’t cast too dark a shadow over convention: strategists, MPs
As Conservatives huddle in Halifax this week to hash out their plan to topple the Liberal government next year, Tory MPs and politicos say they expect the convention’s focus to firmly remain on 2019 strategy, despite the recent distraction caused by MP Maxime Bernier. The three-day Conservative National Convention kicks off on Aug. 23 at […]
Halifax policy convention Scheer’s time to focus on homegrown visability
A policy convention is something like a Seinfeldian Festivus, or a biennial airing of grievances. As former Conservative strategist Tim Powers told The Hill Times in today’s paper, it’s three days on the therapist’s couch—a massive counselling session to get everything out in the open. But there’s a reason most people don’t broadcast their own […]
Candidate selection: democratic or arbitrary?
Former Conservative Party of Canada minister Steven Fletcher sought his party’s nomination in his riding but it has, for no stated reason, been rejected by those controlling the party. The Canadian format for political parties electing candidates has traditionally been to hold riding conventions. After being nominated by party members, all candidates addressed the convention. […]
NDP fundraises more than $872,000 in second quarter, but lags behind Grits, Tories
The NDP raised far below what the Liberals and Conservative parties were able to in the second quarter of 2018, newly released financial returns show. It brought in a total of $872,401.72 during that period, with help from some 12,451 supporters, which averaged out to $70 per contributor. In comparison, the Conservatives received $6,045,466.13 in […]
