The Conservative convention this weekend was long on speeches—Poilievre’s speech very much needing an editor as it went on for well over an hour—and was full of praise for the so-called convoy occupiers (from Poilievre’s wife as well as the wife of the “anti-woke general”). Said “anti-woke general” proved himself to be so fragile that he thinks that things like racial equality and gender equality are “destroying” Canada. There was also the Brexiteer from the House of Lords who also showered Poilievre with praise, so some real talent on display there.
Here's the thing: this would be entirely problematic for any retired officer to do (https://t.co/44nfSRXh7L) but this retired officer happened to be part of a group of men who disgraced the CAF repeatedly by abusing their power.
— Steve Saideman (@smsaideman) September 8, 2023
Policy resolutions were not focused on things like housing or affordability, but instead prioritised things like vaccines, and culture war bullshit that extended to two separate resolutions attacking trans people (which the party could have used mechanisms to de-prioritise but didn’t, meaning they wanted them to come up for a vote). The Canadian Press has compiled five take-aways from the convention.
Hannah was a CPC candidate in the last election, the first Trans candidate for the party, the passing of this resolution today is telling folks like Hannah that they don’t have a place in the “big blue tent” https://t.co/y5jqDyHtsC
— Kristin Raworth (@KristinRaworth) September 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/dalybeauty/status/1700974631468052754
In pundit reaction, Althia Raj looks at how the Conservatives used their convention to woo Quebeckers, and how they are going after the Bloc along the way. Aaron Wherry notes that claims of “common sense” are easier said than done, particularly as Poilievre painted an idyllic 1950s picture of the future he wants. Shannon Proudfoot hones in on the feeling of “enough” that permeated the convention, and the swinging of the pendulum, but also cautioned about who limiting that can be.
Ukraine Dispatch:
Russian forces staged early-morning drone attacks against Kyiv on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the counter-offensive has made more advances along the southern front, as well as near Bakhmut in the east.
⚡Russian attack on Kherson injures woman.
A Russian attack on the city of Kherson on Sept. 10 injured a woman, the Kherson Military Administration reported. Russian forces reportedly hit the city's Suvorovskyi district at around 5:30 p.m. local time.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 10, 2023
«Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.»
Terry PratchettTotal combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to September 10, 2023: pic.twitter.com/XSCRfciRZa
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 10, 2023