Tony Abbott, like Stephen Harper and John Key, is a convinced monarchist – and support for the institution in the countries they govern is stronger than many believe.
Tony Abbott and Stephen Harper are more reliable models for the Prime Minister to follow than South Africa’s former President.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Several Anglosphere counties are in the process of implementing climate change policies that mean burdensome green regulations which kill jobs. There's the United States, where jobs and energy will move to China unless a new direction is taken on the environment: "Foreign markets, led by China, could soon become the most […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter It is one year since Stephen Harper won his first majority as Prime Minister of Canada. Read this piece from John Ibbotson in the Globe and Mail and be grateful for this man: "At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, this month, Latin American leaders pushed hard […]
Sebastian Way, a former Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) staffer in Ottawa who now works as a lawyer in London, reviews last week's CPC convention which celebrated Stephen Harper’s majority victory at the recent general election, and discusses lessons that the UK Conservatives could learn from our Canadian cousins. Following five years of the draining […]
By Tim Montgomerie On Tuesday I reported the result of Canada's general election; a majority Conservative government. Pasted below are six of the best commentaries on the result: The achievements of Harper's minority governments: "While his governance style has been quiet, Mr. Harper has established an impressive track record. He's cut Canada's value-added tax (the […]
Tim Montgomerie Six weeks ago the the opposition Liberal Party voted to bring down Stephen Harper's second minority Conservative government. Few understood why. The Conservatives were ten points ahead in some opinion polls. Liberal party supporters will have lots of time to reflect on all of this over the next few years. Their party under […]
By Jonathan Isaby Canada has a general election set for May 2nd and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally launched his party's election platform at the end of last week. Harper has been Prime Minister, leading a minority government, since 2006, having increased the Conservative Party's number of seats at a general election in 2008 […]
Tim Montgomerie Canada's voters have two choices at the general election scheduled for 2nd May… The opposition Liberals, led by Michael Ignatieff, want voters to believe that it's a choice between continuing minority Conservative government – held in check by them and the other leftist opposition parties – and a majority Conservative government that would, […]
Tim Montgomerie Opinion polls suggest that Canada will have another minority Conservative government after the nation votes again, in May. Analysis of the latest EKOS poll suggests that the Liberal opposition led by Michael Ignatieff is doing better among younger, but less likely-to-vote Canadians and the Conservatives are doing better among seniors. The Conservatives are […]
Five years ago this week Stephen Harper led the Canadian Conservatives to a general election victory. In this video message to his supporters, he celebrates the achievements of his government over the last five years.
Tim Montgomerie Stephen Harper became Canadian Prime Minister nearly five years ago, ending a long period of what became corrupt Liberal rule. In 2008 he faced re-election and added to the number of Conservative MPs. Now, in 2011, he is likely to face another election battle and although polls suggest he'll stay as Prime Minister […]
With the notable exceptions of the USA and Australia, centre right leaders are in the ascendancy at present. Cameron has become UK PM. And right-of-centre parties lead Canada, Germany, France and Italy. Canada's Stephen Harper and Britain's David Cameron held their first meeting yesterday as Prime Ministers of their respective nations. According to the Downing […]
Canada is a largely liberal nation that is currently ruled by Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government (currently 33% to 29% ahead in national polls). Harper has tacked to the centre in order to stay in power according to many libertarians and small 'c' conservatives. Occasionally the conservatives rebel – as they did one week ago […]
A conservative, fiscally responsible approach to improving the management of natural resources is a better solution.