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If he wants to be taken seriously, Bernier is going to have to learn the value of becoming a team player. That means quitting the PPC and returning to the PPC, in an entirely different capacity than he desires. He needs to learn to keep his temper and his ego in check. (Hint: this is why he was defeated on the absolute final ballot, against the cool-headed Scheer.) He needs to learn to read the room (especially since three out of ever four members of his party in the O’Toole era returned to the Conservative fold under Poilievre). He needs to learn to conform religiously to the political rulebook, within the limitations of the rotting carcass of a system we live and vote under.

This is a contest of raw numbers and relationships, where quantity is absolutely every single damn thing. The success of your platform is entirely dependent on how many people will join forces with you on the big night (as the last three Liberal victories oh-so-clearly demonstrated). Breaking those rules is much frowned upon.

Poilievre started his campaign almost the instant he became the party leader, not long after the previous election. Trump started his new campaign the instant the ink was dry on the Biden presidency. The former is paying off handsomely, while the latter has paid off in spades. By contrast, Bernier was nowhere to be found or seen, a sign that he doesn’t care about the offseason and cares only about maintaining his petty vendetta (which, by the way, has done the exact opposite of cooling down). It is this understanding of the game board and willingness to adapt that has led them to their current position.

Similar to the municipal election that resulted in Olivia Chow taking the title, the enemy is guaranteed to put all their eggs in the Carney basket. Quebec is the only province to offer a third option, which isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Unless the eggs of the remaining provinces are all put in the Poilievre basket, Canada is going to continue its downward spiral unabated.

If you haven’t chosen blue or the candidate that has risen highest against the Liberal in your own riding, you’ve voted red. It’s one or the other.

Bernier never shows his face between elections. That right there should tell you everything you need to know about him.

Considering how few people cast their ballots for the PPC in the past 2 elections, I can’t see how that party can split the right-wing vote.

I’m afraid that voting for the PPC will split the Conservative vote. I like some of Max’s views but he doesn’t seem to understand how cutting government waste and taxes will get the government more tax revenue in the end. So I’ll stick with the candidate I’ve known for a decade or more.