.FredDeLorey: Red Flags Rising: Conservatives Lose Ground in Three of Four By-Elections
Opposition parties traditionally gain ground in by-elections, an opportunity for Canadians to protest without unseating the status quo. With two ridings already being strongholds and a previously held suburban riding, we should have claimed decisive victory in three out of four battles. Instead, we barely eked out a win in one of our safest seats east of Manitoba, secured only two in total, and watched our support wane in three constituencies.
His negatives with women are at an unprecedented level, a phenomenon I cannot recall ever witnessing before with a candidate for prime minister being so intensely disliked by one gender. This level of disparity could have dire consequences for our future prospects. Yet, Poilievre possesses a remarkable knack for communication when focused on the right issues. Had he led us into the 2019 election, his rhetoric could have won us enough seats to form a government.
Winnipeg South Centre, a seat we held the last time we formed a government, was ripe for the taking. Yet, instead of mounting an offensive, we were forced to funnel our resources into safeguarding what we already had. This is not the strategy of a party seeking to grow and seize power. The retraction of our support in Winnipeg South Centre raises perhaps the biggest red flag of all.
What makes this task even more critical is that we fought these battles while the Liberal war room was largely inactive, launching only light, late attacks. We can't expect such leniency in a general election against the country's most formidable political force. If we bury our heads in the sand, we're doomed to repeat past mistakes, with dire consequences for our party and our country.
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