Legacy on Trial: Revisiting Macdonald and Diefenbaker
Legacy on Trial: Revisiting Macdonald and Diefenbaker
Legacy on Trial: Revisiting Macdonald and Diefenbaker

Temu-Trump and Timbit-Trump tank in elections as US President paints disturbing picture of conservative leadership [Video]

Categories
Canadian National News

Conservative parties lost by a landslide in the recent Australian and Canadian federal elections.

The defeat of both the Liberal Party of Australia, and the Conservative Party of Canada a week earlier, came as a shock to the many who tipped them to win, following national polls in their favour just months earlier.

But the re-election of Donald Trump, and the swift implementation of his world-rattling policies, set into motion an urgent reorganisation of priorities for voters around the world.

Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today

How leaders would respond to Trump’s policies, and handle their redefined relationships with him, was brought front and centre, as were fears that parties would concede and conform to Trump’s controversial style of conservative leadership, after recognising its success in the US.

In the end, both Peter Dutton and Pierre Poilievre did not just lose their elections, they lost their seats.

Throughout his campaign, Dutton had …

Reconciliation at risk? Church arsons spike after unmarked grave reports. Few charges are laid.
Reconciliation at risk? Church arsons spike after unmarked grave reports. Few charges are laid.
Why an Alberta Accord makes sense: Trevor Tombe in The Hub