False populism and the Conservative leadership voteThe federal Conservative party will choose a new leader in a matter of weeks. The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was held in 1927. Yet the approach now employed by both the Liberal and Conservative Parties allows virtually anyone to join and vote. Whereas at one time the choice of the Conservative Party leader in Britain rested with the parliamentary caucus, Boris Johnson was elected leader in 2019 by some 92,000 members of the Conservative Party. I have never been a member of the Conservative Party, nor have I ever voted for that party.

Source: CBC News August 20, 2022 14:16 UTC