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I have a proposal for conservatives in Canada, that I offer legitimately in the spirit of getting the best for the country: Become the party of democracy. Ditch the crazies (and their reactionary grievance politics), and embrace electoral reform.
I know most people say electoral reform is the kiss of death for them, but I'm not sure I agree:
None of this means they need to abandon their economic ideology, although they may find they need to tweak it.
HOWEVER - this would require:
This isn't to say they wouldn't get a majority government ever (or indeed that no party ever would). In fact, I believe that the proper Conservative leader could do this in a way that would probably give them a good shot at a landslide victory in the next election. Carney has a very tough road ahead of him, but for sure the one thing that will help him get re-elected is the Conservatives digging in their heels and doing the same thing, but harder. They need to fundamentally change, and a change like this would give them the best fighting chance at looking like a trusted party to take Canada to a better place.
real democracy is incompatible with conservatism
I would argue real democracy is incompatible with the current authoritarian version of conservatism, and obviously historical conservatism was created to support the monarchy, but modern conservatism is not necessarly the same as either of those, and can be reimagined. In fact I think it will necessarily need to do so, since it will face a reckoning after Trump. It has the opportunity to create a movement that can truly connect with the people.