Western Standard - June 13, 2022


OLDCORN： Time for the Conservative Party of Canada to be conservative


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3 minutes

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587

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32

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The Conservative Party of Canada needs to stop trying to please all voters and start appealing to those who aren t happy with where Canada is progressing to. In this episode, I talk about why it s time for the Tories to stop playing nice with everyone and focus on what s best for the country.

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00:00:00.000 If the Conservative Party of Canada wants to win the next federal election,
00:00:03.500 it needs to espouse Conservative values and stop trying to appease all voters.
00:00:08.620 The CPC spent the last two elections trying to be Liberalite with moderate success.
00:00:14.200 Ernaus Huil lost in 2021, winning only 119 seats, and Andrew Scheer lost in 2019 with 121 seats.
00:00:22.560 We see several of the CPC leadership hopefuls also being Liberalite,
00:00:26.520 including former Quebec Liberal leader and Premier Jean Scheer.
00:00:30.760 Scheer sports many of Trudeau's policies which are driving up inflation, including the carbon tax.
00:00:36.580 People are pushing back against wokeness, 0.91
00:00:38.340 and the CPC can be the choice for Canadian voters if it gives a clear Conservative option.
00:00:44.340 Even in left-wing San Francisco, they have recalled school board trustees
00:00:47.820 and a district attorney for being too left-wing and replacing them with Conservatives.
00:00:54.340 Canadian David Frum describes conservatism as trying to conserve life as it is today.
00:01:00.220 It's time for the CPC to cash in on Canadians who aren't happy with where Canada is progressing to.
00:01:06.540 Given recent controversy in the Regina Public Schools about Pride Month activities,
00:01:10.940 including a drag queen story time for five-year-olds,
00:01:14.260 parents are filling up my email, text messages, phone calls, Twitter DMs, Instagram DMs, and Facebook messages.
00:01:20.640 There's an enormous opportunity for the CPC to be the alternative to the crazy town that is Canada today.
00:01:27.980 Political parties who attempt to please everyone risk pleasing no one.
00:01:32.860 Just look at the NDP and the Liberal marriage for an example.
00:01:36.440 It's impossible to be a Conservative while also appealing to Liberal voters because there are stark contrasts.
00:01:41.640 There's no way to put a coalition together with high and low tax policies,
00:01:47.340 big and small state ideals, and interventionist versus laissez-faire regulations.
00:01:52.880 It's a clear line in the sand between Liberal and Conservative values.
00:01:56.580 The CPC just needs to draw the line instead of having one foot on each side.
00:02:01.480 If the CPC comes out with a clear purpose and vision,
00:02:04.480 it will provide clarity for voters to know what they are getting.
00:02:08.620 One reason Pierre Paulevere signed up over 300,000 new CPC members is his clear vision for the country.
00:02:15.320 Pierre's slogan of take back control of your life is clear and easy to understand.
00:02:19.800 Plus, all his big policies revolve around that slogan.
00:02:22.900 Pierre wants you to control your life, not Trudeau's nanny state.
00:02:26.940 He said,
00:02:27.400 I am running for Prime Minister to put you back in charge of your life
00:02:30.800 and to make Canada the freest nation on Earth.
00:02:34.540 Pierre's website clearly lays out major Conservative values,
00:02:37.460 such as small government, low taxes, and laissez-faire regulations, in two sentences.
00:02:42.840 It says,
00:02:43.540 Where smaller government makes room for bigger citizens,
00:02:46.760 where people have the freedom to build a business without red tape and heavy tax.
00:02:52.120 Now, Trudeau wants to redistribute wealth,
00:02:54.620 and the CPC must show that to increase everyone's wealth,
00:02:58.060 the money needs to stay in people's bank accounts, not the government's.
00:03:02.080 How hard is it to promote lower taxes?
00:03:04.900 Have you ever heard anyone say,
00:03:06.460 I wish they taxed me more?
00:03:08.340 No, you haven't, unless the person is in Vancouver high on hard street drugs,
00:03:12.480 which is probably why Trudeau wants to legalize them.
00:03:15.300 But that's for another column.
00:03:17.120 Conservatives across the country want a CPC that is Conservative.
00:03:20.040 If they didn't, Pierre would not have signed up 300,000 members,
00:03:24.720 which is a record for any Canadian political party.
00:03:28.620 Don't break Pierre's record.
00:03:30.460 Play it to win the Prime Minister's office.