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A few rows back from the empty stage, Amanda Mainville burst into tears, and instantly, every camera in the vicinity swung its lens toward her. She shouted an expletive as she wiped her eyes, bathed in the blue light bouncing off the walls and stage.

Fortunately for her, Jon Gurman and his daughter Raquel were standing nearby, ready the moment the mood turned. Mr. Gurman reached into his jacket and produced a plastic canister labelled “Anti-Liberal Wipes" ("Now with extra logic!" was emblazoned across it) and a metal can of “Anti- Liberal Rash Cream." ... The previous night, she had attended the big rally in Mr. Poilievre's riding of Carleton on the outskirts of Ottawa- where, as of this writing, he was behind and at risk of losing his seat to his Liberal challenger. She found it to be a transformative experience, much different from watching his videos online.

"He fills my soul. When I watch him on the lives, it's one crying, we were in tears," she said. "You feel from the soul of Pierre, just bringing that out to everybody."

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I really hope he fails the leadership review and they get a better leader.

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hope he fails the leadership review and they tear themselves apart trying to select a new leader.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We need to see them have a civil war and reject the reform maga factions and bring back the Progressive Conservatives.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You may need air-quotes around the progressive part.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Agreed in principle, but it was capital P as a noun, not lowercase p as in adjective. ;)

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

They are called Liberal now.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd enjoy the schadenfreude of watching the Conservatives go through another Reform/PC split, but that gave the Liberals an easy decade. It would be better for the country if CPC could grow a brain, accept climate change exists, and focus on real issues (affordability and healthcare), rather than the culture war.

It would be amazing if the NDP filled that role, but they don't get votes on a lot of ridings.

Like another commenter said, I might as well wish for a pony.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

accept climate change exists, and focus on real issues (affordability and healthcare), rather than the culture war.

Honestly, though, this is the opposite of conservatism. It's a LOT of navel-gazing and hate by elitists; even if they're "temporarily embarrassed elites" like generationally poor people who've voted against their own best interests for decades -- but hope that propping up some pseudoaristocrats will support them on the trickle-down until their magic payday comes and restores them to an economic station they've never held where they will finally enjoy benefit from the policies they supported faithfully for so long.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I further hope the party gets some introspection and ditches a lot of their dumbass culture wars inspired policies.

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Yeah, I know. I might as well wish for a pony while I'm at it...

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Hey, I'd love a pony too.

I totally agree. I'm not sure I'd ever vote CPC, but a party that is less about imported anti-woke culture wars and more about taking care of what we have would be good.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They usually cycle in someone else after a failure, so him losing his own seat may incite regime change.

Getting a better leader? Trends aren't with us, here.

Doug Ford's probably got his eye on the position.

He's generally a pretty shitty leader, but in crisis situations such as COVID or the trade war he's at least demonstrated basic competence.