Conservative Party

FORSETH – Beating the drum of crazed conspiracy theories won’t win

August 26, 2022 // 1 Comment

THIS MORNING in my political email Inbox, came another in what has been hundreds of emails from all of the candidates seeking to become the next leader of the Conservative [Continue]

FORSETH – Does the Conservative Party need a pit bull as leader?

March 21, 2022 // 2 Comments

DOES A PIT BULL or bulldog make as good a leader – or even more importantly prime minister – as they do in the role of Opposition party critic? That’s a question that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Are Canadians ready for Erin O’Toole’s social conservatism?

August 25, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MP CATHY McLEOD is happy these days, and well she should be — her guy is the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The [Continue]

FIRBY – Lewis needs more experience before she can be a true contender

July 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

IF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY of Canada truly wanted to turn its party-of-angry-old-white-men image on its head, to herald a new era of principled conservatism, and to reach out [Continue]

FORSETH – The choice is now clear: Leslyn Lewis for Conservative leader

July 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

WHEN THE LEADERSHIP RACE for the Conservative Party of Canada was first announced, I decided I would once again back Erin O’Toole … just as I had in the 2017 [Continue]

FORSETH – With MacKay and O’Toole sniping at each other, choice is tough

June 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

AS MOST OF YOU are likely aware now, I have been seriously reconsidering my ballot ranking, for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Until a week and a half [Continue]

FORSETH – To Conservative leadership candidates: why do you want to be PM?

June 23, 2020 // 1 Comment

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I finally had a chance to watch the Conservative Party English debate. No change in Derek Sloan not being a choice for me. The big change however is that [Continue]