Kinsella to Harper: Ideas
In the morning, National Post readers will see this article about Warren Kinsella’s lack of fear of a Conservative government — even if only short-term — and about the kindness Harper demonstrated to a former adviser of the opposing party.
“So, instead, Tories should talk up ideas — the things Conservatives are for — and not just the things they are against.”
I’m consistently surprised by how Conservatives allow themselves to get herded into a defencive corner and spend their efforts fighting themselves out. In reality, many of their ideas of moderate, well thought out, and promising for Canadians; meanwhile, our current government is expending its energy trying to keep the Conservatives tied up — a successful endeavour thus far. Citizens are left choosing to support a party in turmoil, or a party that defends itself far more often than it leads the national agenda.
While I won’t endorse every idea from the Conservatives, the same is easily said of the Liberals — now more than ever. Even if a key issue, such as same-sex marriage, is the determining factor for many voters in supporting the Tories, by furthering the debate, in developing policies that reflect the good governance Canadians want and deserve, citizens only stand to benefit. Truly the best way to build support must be by demonstrating the good that can be done for all citizens; in the battle of ideas, the Conservatives are well equipped with “great ideas about how to make this country even greater.”