It’s hard to tell if the conservative leadership race is just winding up or already winding down. It doesn’t look good either way. The first problem is that the party is likely to use the same method of choosing a leader as it did for the last two losers. The second problem are the losers who are trying to get their campaigns in gear.
But before we discuss Poilievre and the other losers, can you imagine using the same foolish method of choosing a leader as produced a win for ‘Chuckles’ Scheer or that fool O’Toole.
The first problem is the weighting of the electoral districts. I can tell you, with some authority, that all electoral districts are not created equal. To block the strong and successful ridings with large memberships from everyone having a democratic vote is basically stupid. You are effectively promoting losers and suppressing winners.
The second problem is that preferential voting for candidates might work to the second level but how many people pay any attention to those they consider third or fourth choice? And that is where the conservative party gets its losers.
And then we come to the early birds in this contest:
Pierre Poilievre from Carleton will be lucky to win his own riding in the next election. His love affair with the ‘Freedom Truckers’ was embarrassing for his constituents and for his party. His Donald Trump-style lies about Justin Trudeau have embarrassed many a fellow member of parliament on the conservative side of the house. As early birds go, I would rate him as a pigeon. They make a lot of noise and leave a lot of excrement behind.
As for Barrie’s embarrassment, Patrick Brown, the former MP, he is an ostrich. He has had his head buried in the sand in Brampton for the past four years.
And then there is the former liberal leader from Quebec. Jean Charest reminds me of a prehistoric bird. They would have to run him for the conservative leadership as a long-forgotten relic of the past.
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