I’m not sure I agree with Adler that new Canadians have gone to the Liberals for only this one election cycle. Have they left the Conservatives forever? No of course not. But the cynical divisive ploys of Team Blue in this just-ended campaign will stain them for at least another full election and set them quite far back with “ethnic” voters even after all that work Kenney put in for over a decade. Whether sponsorship scandals tainting one team or minority outreach being dashed away by another team– trust is hard won and easily lost in politics.
I’m not sure I agree with Adler that new Canadians have gone to the Liberals for only this one election cycle. Have they left the Conservatives forever? No of course not. But the cynical divisive ploys of Team Blue in this just-ended campaign will stain them for at least another full election and set them quite far back with “ethnic” voters even after all that work Kenney put in for over a decade. Whether sponsorship scandals tainting one team or minority outreach being dashed away by another team– trust is hard won and easily lost in politics.