Braid: Poilievre gets the cheers, Charest faced with boos at big CPC event - Poilievre’s emotional fixation on grievances has far more appeal via calgaryherald
The putative front-runner for the national conservative leadership got raucous applause Saturday night at the Conservative Stampede Barbecue, attended by 1,100 people at $165 a ticket.
The outright heckling came from a small group. The majority were respectful toward Charest. He kept grinding and earned an ovation at the end. But he has a lot of convincing to do. Consequential political drives have begun under the same big tent. It was here on July 10, 2016, that Harper himself endorsed Jason Kenney for leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party, as a first step toward uniting the provincial PCs with the Wildrose Party.Article content
Despite Bergen’s claim of eternal unity, these disputes linger among Conservatives. Poilievre, like Kenney, is the new hero destined to anchor his party in Harper conservatism, with no place for moderates and certainly not progressives.
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