I am not talking about the need for two apologies for stupid comments in a span of two days. I am talking about Tory candidates facing of against their own party.
The latest convert to sanity is Sudbury Con candidate Gerry Labelle. In an interview with Radio Canada, Labelle blasted the Harper economic record. He went on to say that Fin Min Jim Flaherty’s attitude toward Ontario has been “horrible.”“It’s the federal government, so you’re not supposed to have favourite provinces, you treat everyone equally,” continued Mr. Labelle, reminding people that Flabberty stated earlier this year that Ontario is the “last place” in Canada businesses should invest.
Labelle characterized his party’s environmental plan as “insufficient” and said that the recent cuts to cultural programs were badly implemented. “If there is a fault that I think the Conservatives have, it’s that they explain things poorly.”
Why are these problems happening to Harper's Cons? Simple answer. Tories versus Reformers. If you think that buying off Peter McKay was going to merge two different views under one flag, you need to think again.
Real Tories are not the flesh eating vultures that characterize Reformers. Tories believe in democracy whereas Reformers extol autocracy.
In 2006, after 10 months of campaigning in Toronto Centre for the Conservatives, Mark Warner was dumped by the Con head hatchet man, Doug Finlay. Why? Because he was massaging the Con message to make it relevant to Torontonians. Here is what Warner said after being dumped:
"I joined the Party when Brian Mulroney was the strongest voice for Nelson Mandela's freedom. Unfortunately, I have found that the Conservative Party today, by its actions, is not the inclusive Party that I once believed in. The Conservative Party today cynically pays "lip service" to diversity and outreach to minority communities in Canada."
Out of the mouths of babes. If Labelle does make it to Parliament, expect him to be allocated the seat next to Bill Casey.
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