“I feel like our party has been cowed into submission that somehow transactional politics are the only thing that we should be doing; that big bold transformative ideas on the right are verboten simply by virtue of them not being Liberal,” says influential Conservative MP.
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel – who many are encouraging to make a run for leadership of the Party – is making a call for the Conservative Party to offer big ideas to the Canadian People.
Here’s what she said on Twitter:
“1/ Thread. There’s a lot of truth in here. Our party can and must offer a vitally missing counterpoint to the dogma of the crowded space on the left in Canada. Big, bold, visionary stuff. Over the last few years….”
1/ Thread. There's a lot of truth in here. Our party can and must offer a vitally missing counterpoint to the dogma of the crowded space on the left in Canada. Big, bold, visionary stuff. Over the last few years…. https://t.co/kHjkFYQ22S
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
“2/….I feel like our party has been cowed into submission that somehow transactional politics are the only thing that we should be doing; that big bold transformative ideas on the right are verboten simply by virtue of them not being Liberal.”
2/….I feel like our party has been cowed into submission that somehow transactional politics are the only thing that we should be doing; that big bold transformative ideas on the right are verboten simply by virtue of them not being Liberal.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
“3/ Partisanship works when agree on policy outcome, but boldly and unapologetically offer alternative policy instruments to get there. Where my party has encountered issues is when we are perceived to ignore a public policy concern altogether.”
3/ Partisanship works when agree on policy outcome, but boldly and unapologetically offer alternative policy instruments to get there. Where my party has encountered issues is when we are perceived to ignore a public policy concern altogether.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
“4/ This is not an opening salvo to a leadership bid, for those who might say so. It is an appeal to the core point of the article I posted above – for our Party to put big ideas and a conversation about who we are ahead of selecting a personality.”
4/ This is not an opening salvo to a leadership bid, for those who might say so. It is an appeal to the core point of the article I posted above – for our Party to put big ideas and a conversation about who we are ahead of selecting a personality.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
“5/ One of the biggest reasons I didn’t endorse anyone in 2015 was because this process didn’t happen. The field was crowded, polite, and ideas were for the most part secondary to internal alignments and loyalties.”
5/ One of the biggest reasons I didn't endorse anyone in 2015 was because this process didn't happen. The field was crowded, polite, and ideas were for the most part secondary to internal alignments and loyalties.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
“6/ So now is the time for ideas, and a big tough conversation about what we want to do for Canada. Let’s start there, and measure our candidates by that.”
6/ So now is the time for ideas, and a big tough conversation about what we want to do for Canada. Let's start there, and measure our candidates by that.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) December 14, 2019
Rempel makes a very important point: The Conservative campaign in 2019 was so careful and afraid of getting into trouble that it ended up being uninspiring. Big ideas, and real solutions to the growing problems facing Canada are essential, not just the same rehashed tax credit promises from the past.
Spencer Fernando
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