“The carbon tax is no longer the ballot box question,” a Conservative source in Western Canada told Radio-Canada. “But we’ve invested so much money fine-tuning that message, it’s hard to abandon it completely.”

“The start of a tariff war with the United States is changing voters’ moods. It’s harder to talk about a broken Canada when there’s a growing sense of patriotism,” another Conservative source said.

“The challenge is to demonstrate that the party can adapt quickly, that the leader can go beyond slogans and that he has more than one trick up his sleeve,” warns a third source close to the party.

I’ve re-read this at least five times and I’m still enjoying it every time.

Who could have predicted that building a movement around getting rid of one person could have any shortcomings.

Ax the Ax the Tax

I’m so here for Trump cratering Poilievre’s election chances 😎

“The start of a tariff war with the United States is changing voters’ moods. It’s harder to talk about a broken Canada when there’s a growing sense of patriotism,” another Conservative source said.

Damn, really sucks that Canadians have pride in their country.

At the edges of the Conservosphere, reality begins to intrude

Several Conservatives also point out that a lot of money has been invested in this game plan, and there’s little time left to change course.

I’d be anxious as well. The Fuck Trudeau stickers, flags, and t-shirts have already been printed and shipped from China!