Conservative Party of Canada

A historical analysis of leadership contests from decades past yields mixed results when it comes to the value attributed to front-runner status.

The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job.

If Conservatives truly hate virtue signalling as much as they say, they shouldn’t be arguing for a tax exemption on their own flavour of it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

An apology to the Tamil community, improving cricket infrastructure, and putting a visa office in Kathmandu are just some of the promises Patrick Brown has made in hopes of becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The Conservative leadership contest provides a window for Tories to reimagine their party as one that straddles the political centre with broad appeal. The candidate best placed to accomplish this ambitious project is clearly Jean Charest, writes Andrew Perez.

Canada may not be ready for “Poilievremania” just yet, but the massive crowds showing up to his rallies are a clear sign the Conservative Party of Canada is embracing him with a similar degree of enthusiasm.

Whether or not the Liberal-NDP pact will actually keep the federal government in power until 2025 remains to be seen, but in the short term, it promises to change the dynamics of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, one poll analyst says.

For all his bluster and bravado, Pierre Poilievre is gifted at harnessing anger and putting it to work on his behalf, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec and one-time leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, will reportedly contest the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada — and he’s almost certainly going to get crushed, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

For the federal Conservatives to win power, they must promise secular government, interesting and appealing economic ideas, an unqualified commitment to equal rights for all and a credible climate policy.

While the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada may still only have one contender, its members of Parliament are being invited to meet with a potential second.

Trumpism has corrupted Canada’s Conservatives and alienated any remaining moderates in their midst, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The Conservatives have turned themselves into a farm team version of American Republicans and in the process have made Premier Doug Ford look good by comparison.

After briefly trying to appeal to climate-concerned voters, the Conservative Party of Canada is ditching its carbon pricing plan, a move Canada’s environment minister says “proves they have no credibility in the fight against climate change.”

Bergen's Tory colleagues greeted her with a standing ovation in the House of Commons Thursday as she made her debut as interim leader during question period, where she took aim at the Trudeau government for refusing to extend an “olive branch” to the demonstrators.