You're either Conservative or you're Canadian now. Even the Bloc Québécois supports Canadians and Canadian workers more than the Conservatives.

No platform.

Christofascist virtue signaling.

Culture wars.

Support from white supremacists.

Nope, I'm not voting for them.

Crazy, right wing conspiracy theories from the US?

I'm fucking in! Sign me up!

I’m a casual follower of politics. If an article like this pops up on my (formerly Reddit) Lemmy home feed I’ll often give it a scan.

Maybe someone who pays more attention can correct me but it seems that when PP makes a statement that’s conspiratorial he’ll refuse to answer questions about it. Am I wrong about that? Does he ever answer difficult questions or even try to dodge them without a script?

I was a member of the federal PC party back in the 1980s. Supported both of Mulroney's campaigns and even voted for Kim Campbell. Later I supported Peter McKay until he sold the party out.

The federal party always had a 'bozo factor' of radical, right-wing populists. After the merger, the moderates were basically driven off. The only ones left are the right-wing nutters and soulless opportunists. I'm not sure which best describes Ferret-face.

“Mainstream conspiracy theories….”

How is this even a thing?

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.

In speeches to Conservative supporters across Canada, Poilievre has promised that none of his ministers will attend the international organization's conferences, including the annual meeting typically held in Davos, Switzerland.

His spokesperson instead pointed The Canadian Press to a clip of him at a rally in Penticton, B.C., in July, expressing concerns over the government invading people's personal privacy and financial decisions.

"There will be no mandatory digital ID in this country, and I will ban all of my ministers and top government officials from any involvement in the World Economic Forum," Poilievre said, chuckling as he received lengthy applause for the remark.

Last winter, a conspiracy theory circulating on social media suggested Trudeau was going to require provinces to sign on to digital ID systems for their residents in order to get billions in new health-care funding.

Poilievre peddled the WEF control claims during the Conservative leadership race in 2022, and it has emerged again as a regular talking point following the federal byelection in southern Manitoba, said Bratt.

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