The broad strokes of Clement’s tough-on-terror stance will resonate with many of the “everyday Canadians” at whom it is aimed. Even so, a Main Street/Postmedia poll released Tuesday indicates the brouhaha has pushed her to the front rank of Tory leadership contenders. For another, they’re fighting this culture battle among themselves, at a time when there’s little evidence of any broad public appetite for it. Where is the Tory leadership candidate with a compelling proposal to restart stalled bilateral free trade talks with India and Japan, or push the Liberals off the fence on the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Perhaps former Speaker Scheer, said to be the early favourite of the party establishment, will raise the temperature.

Source: National Post September 13, 2016 21:00 UTC