Social conservatives

• Erin O’Toole’s challenge is to define himself before the Liberals do it for him

  Convincing Canadians that he would not pursue a hard-edged, right-wing agenda as prime minister will be one of new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's main challenges, Mike Smyth says.

  Commentary

  Sep 1, 2020
• Charles Adler on why he’s no longer a conservative

  Conservatism today isn't what Charles Adler signed up for when he first voted for the Ontario provincial and federal conservatives in the '70s, he writes.

  Commentary

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Bill Kelly: The Conservatives’ big challenge is to walk a fine line on social issues

  Erin O'Toole must placate the extreme elements in the Conservative Party while trying to steer the ship toward the more moderate views held by most Canadians, writes Bill Kelly.

  Commentary

  Aug 26, 2020
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• O’Toole’s leadership faces bills on conversion therapy, medically assisted dying

  Both bills are controversial among social conservatives, who proved to be a decisive factor in O'Toole's victory early Monday in the Conservative leadership race.

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2020
• Gladu says she would allow private members bills and ‘healthy discussion’ on abortion rules

  The only female Conservative leadership candidate says she doesn't think possible attempts to roll back reproductive rights will 'resonate.'

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2020
• Tory frustration with Scheer ‘not just an elephant in the room’: former Harper campaign boss

  Deep frustration among Conservatives with Scheer is gripping focus from everything else: Jenni Byrne

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2019
• Will Canadian social conservatives sink Andrew Scheer?

  Replacing Andrew Scheer with a more forcefully pro-life leader would be the 'death knell' of the Conservative party, Tasha Kheiriddin says.

  Commentary

  Nov 29, 2019
• Raising the issue of same sex marriage is a cynical and self-serving Liberal ploy

  The Liberals are calling attention to Andrew Scheer’s 2005 speech on the same-sex marriage debate to win over reluctant progressive voters, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Aug 31, 2019
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• Nobody is attacking Scheer’s religion, they’re pointing to his record

  Would anyone go to a doctor of anyone of the three major religions if it meant that those physicians believed in creationism over evolution, and refused to acknowledge the way bacteria and viruses evolve?

  Commentary

  Jun 1, 2017