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| The Fight is On for the Soul of the Canadian Right. |
| 2004-01-17 |
| EFL This article orginally appeared in the Globe and Mail, but I was unable to find it. Millionaire auto-parts magnate Belinda Stronach has decided to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, joining former Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper as the only declared candidates in the race. âBelinda has made the decision to be a candidate for the leadership,â Janet Ecker, a Stronach campaign adviser and former Ontario finance minister, told CBC Newsworld. âI think its exciting for the party because this is a woman who has been very instrumental in helping the two different parties to get together. She cares about what she helped to create and she wants to contribute to its success by being a candidate.â Ms. Stronach, 37, was credited for helping reunite the right in federal politics by bringing Mr. Harper and former Tory leader Peter MacKay together in June to iron out details for the new Conservative Party. The daughter of Frank Stronach and current CEO of Magna International Inc. is expected to make her intention to run official next week. The problem western conservatives have with Ms. Stronach are they are calling her a Red Tory, someone who is supported by Canadiaâs liberal media, that she is inexperienced in electoral politics, and lastly she is an FOB (Friend of Bill (Clinton (the hummer master himself)). The problem moderates have with her is she doesnât speak French and she is a rich manâs daughter. Western conservatives apparently are ideologically in line wiht US conservatives in many issues. Their man Harper is their best hope for undoing ten years of Chretienist socialism. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Yeah, let's turn the border 90 degrees. We'll have Alberta, et al, and they can have Vermont down through DC. Seems like a fair trade. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2004-1-17 9:31:17 PM |
| #2 Honestly, I didnt know there was any Canadian Right left other than in the plains provinces. I'm still waiting for them to secede and become US Territories like Puerto Rico;) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-1-17 9:21:40 PM |
| #1 Western conservatives apparently are ideologically in line wiht US conservatives in many issues. Overall, aren't they more like moderate Democrats though? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-1-17 9:20:14 PM |