In today’s instalment, Yasmine Mohammed writes that if the Conservative party publicly championed the basic freedoms that underpin liberalism, it would win back the faith and support of the electorate. If the Conservative party publicly championed the basic freedoms that underpin liberalism, they would win back the faith and support of the electorate. In a more recent example of the chasm between the Liberals and liberal values, in parliament, the prime minister criticized the policy of rehabilitating returning ISIL terrorists as “Islamophobic.” The PM plainly misunderstands the jihadi mindset. The Liberal government is getting it wrong on traditional liberal issues, which means the Conservatives have an opportunity to get it right. By standing up for the liberal democratic values trampled on or ignored by the Liberal party, Conservatives can gain ground among realist liberals.

Source: National Post December 05, 2019 19:40 UTC