Conservatives should avoid division
Spearheaded by Rick Peterson of Edmonton, much of the conference was focused on ideas that would appeal to a broad spectrum of centrist Liberal and Conservative supporters who feel abandoned by their parties. The day fruitfully began with several panels focused on policies that many Canadians would find engaging. Brian Crowley of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute presented a spirited argument for policies to focus on economic growth, not just redistribution. He is right of course.
It was left to the former B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s speech in the afternoon to seek a common ground rather than divisive debates. I was particularly struck by her comment on how parties today slice and dice the voters to win elections with minority support in our first-past-the-post parliamentary system rather than reach all regions of Canada. Her own experience of molding together the Social Credit and Liberal parties in British Columbia spoke to the importance of dialogue and empathy.
That point is quite relevant to the following panel on how the political centre could attract support from those who have shifted to the extremes. In the Twitter world, people have become less civil, hiding behind pseudonyms in their short communications. Through algorithms they are directed towards uncompromising views that satisfy their preconceptions.
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