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STEPHEN HARPER WON A
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The Morning Brief
Schedule
Good ursday morning to you and,
to Conservative Party convention del-
egates, welcome to Ottawa.
Today is the day many Conservatives
have been dreading for nearly a year
the release of the audit of last years
G-8 and G-20 summits. e report,
which is expected to reveal multimil-
lions in waste and shoddy controls over
funds, will be delivered by interim AG
John Wiersema. It is unlikely to pack
the punch of Sheila Frasers infamous
every rule in the book comment, but
he has many on tenterhooks all the
same. Watch iPolitics.ca for full cover-
age of the report.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper
wasnt sitting around fretting over the
AGs report last night. Instead, he was
in Boston watching as the Bruins beat
the Canucks 4-0.

e PMO said Harper will pay $1,000
toward the cost of the government
Challenger aircra that ferried him
and others to the Garden for the game.

Far from Boston, Defence Minister
Peter MacKay is in Brussels for NATO
meetings. He is scheduled to brief report-
ers this morning on the state of the mis-
sion over Libya. iPolitics.ca will be on the
call, so watch our website for an update.

Statistics Canada releases its inter-
national trade gures for April today,
along with the new housing price in-
dex for the same month.

Heritage Minister James Moore, who
was also in Boston for the game, is
back in Ottawa to roll out the Canada
Day 2011 program, including the visit
by Prince William and Kate Middle-
ton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Former Canadian Alliance leader
and Harper government cabinet stal-
wart Stockwell Day will open the 2011
Conservative Party convention this
evening with a keynote address.

Former Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla is in
court today for a motion in her alleged
abuse of a former nanny.

Ontarios Economic Development
and Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello
will today make a funding announce-
ment aimed at making the tool and die
sector more competitive.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark and NDP
leader Adrian Dix will take turns ad-
dressing the First Nations Summit in
North Vancouver.

Another day, another honorary de-
gree for Craig and Marc Kielburger,
co-founders of Free the Children, this
time from Laurier University.

Ryerson bestows an honorary degree
on Phil Fontaine, former national chief
of the Assembly of First Nations.

And nally, Winnipeg MPs Kevin
Lamoureux and Pat Martin showed
Manitobans that they wont have to
wait for the season to see some scrap-
ping. Lamoureux wore a Winnipeg
Jets jersey into the House of Commons
Wednesday, prompting Martin, a New-
Dem, to accuse his Liberal counterpart
of being a fair-weather fan joining
the parade rather than leading it or
raining on it.

e Morning Brief is a daily bulletin
delivered to your e-mail each morning.
For a free trial, go to www.ipolitics.ca.
Today

Noon to 6:30
All events at the Ottawa Convention
Centre.
Registration: Main foyer, ground oor.
Aer registering, make way for the
welcome reception in the Parliament
Foyer on the third oor.
4 p.m. to 6:30
Canada Hall, third oor:
Warm-up show featuring live music
from Ottawa talents.
6:30: Opening ceremonies
Canada Hall, third oor:
Lyndon Slewidge will sing O Canada,
then John Baird will open the show.
Watch for Jason Kenney, followed by a
keynote address from Stockwell Day.
9:30:
Make way for the Hospitality Suites.
The life of the Party
C
onservatives from across Canada
are gathering in the nations capi-
tal to celebrate the big win, extend
gratitude to the campaign ground
troops, and begin the grunt work of
charting course for the next four years.
Last months majority election victo-
ry set a jubilant tone for the three-day
Conservative Party of Canada policy
convention, where thousands of del-
egates and members will tussle over
everything from foreign policy to tax
relief.
Scott Lamb, president of the North
Vancouver electoral district associa-
tion, said theres a great mood of opti-
mism. eres a sense of a very positive
future for the party and the country as
a whole, he told iPolitics. In politics
its always an uneasy road to follow
with ups and downs all the time. But
right now, things are very, very good.
Lamb said the vibe is high not only
due to the majority win, but also be-
cause of the decimation of the Bloc
Qubcois.
e Conservative Party is well-posi-
tioned to recruit and maintain mem-
bers and also to raise funds drawing
on its populist roots that have relied
more heavily on lots of small individ-
ual donations rather than big contri-
butions from corporations or unions,
Lamb said. at capacity is especially
important as the government moves to
end taxpayer-funded subsidies to po-
litical parties.
ey may not be large, but we get a
lot of them, from a broad spectrum of
Canadians, he said.
Conservative strategist Goldy Hyder
said party members are highly moti-
vated to build on momentum with one
eye on the next election.
Everyone loves a winner, he said.
Everyone will be energized, and it
makes you want to work that much
harder to keep what you earned. ats
part of the message that will come out
of this weekend: Lets not forget what
got us here.
Hyder said the convention is a time
to toast the election victory a great
achievement as the rst Tory majority
in 20 years and show appreciation for
the ground troops. He believes much
of the Conservative Partys success has
come by tapping in to the inherently
conservative values of long-established
and new Canadians: hard work, less
intrusive government, the importance
of family and community, and the em-
phasis of Canadas prominent place in
the world.
What this government has done,
what this party has done, is taken a
very pragmatic approach to conser-
vatism and successfully maneouvred
itself in to occupy more and more of
the centre of the political spectrum,
Hyder said. So much so, that there are
some Conservatives yearning to see it
back more on the conservative right
particularly on the scal side.
Matt Richardson, founder of the
Blue Youth group in the Northum-
berland Quinte West riding, said the
Conservative Party is also growing in
popularity with younger Canadians.
I think to youth, whats appealing
is that the messaging is clear, and its
a party of action, he said. ey are
also not afraid of making controver-
sial decisions instead of going with
the wind. e Conservative conven-
tion the rst since the fall of 2008
will feature workshops, ministerial
speeches, and hospitality suites. Prime
Minister Stephen Harper will deliver
the keynote address at the new Ottawa
Congress Centre Friday night.
kathleenharris@ipolitics.ca
KATHLEEN HARRIS
Word on the Hill
How do you think a majority
uill chcnqe Hcrper's qoterncnce
style?
Do you think
Hcrper's
economic
policies hcte
worked in the
wake of the
qlobcl economic
crisis?
Will the NDP's surqe in Duebec
support conuict uith its
[ederclist principles?
Post-election contention mixes
toasts, tussles, and talk of 2015
Post-election, pre-convention, iPolitics.ca hit the Hill on Budget Day
to talk to 50 random strangers about the state of the nation. Here are
the results of our most unocial poll. Legwork by Devon Black and
Kyle Hamilton.
KYLE HAMILTON
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ELIZABETH THOMPSON
W
ith a stable majority govern-
ment for the next four years and
the Liberal Party still reeling from the
election results, Prime Minister Ste-
phen Harpers Conservative Party is
calling on supporters to dip into their
wallets to help the party counter a new
foe.
In a letter sent out in the past few
days, Conservative Party President
John Walsh is urging supporters to
help the party counter a hailstorm of
negative attacks from the media, pun-
dits and the opinion elite.
Walsh says the party had to ght o
attacks during the last election and ex-
pects them to continue.
During this election campaign, we
faced an onslaught of negative attacks
like never before from the media, from
pundits and from anti-Conservative
lobby groups and union executives,
Walsh wrote in the copy of the letter
obtained by iPolitics.
e problem, said Walsh, is that a
Conservative government jeopardizes
their interests.
e fear among the opinion estab-
lishment is that if our government is
successful, and Canadians see the ben-
ets of lower taxes, sensible and less-
interventionist government and more
personal freedom, the Conservative
Party of Canada will continue to win
future elections, he wrote.
Quite simply, smaller government
means less power for the le-leaning,
opinion establishment and they will
ght every step of the way. We saw
their tactics last time and they will be
even nastier and more desperate next
time.
Walsh calls on supporters to become
Conservative Party Partners so the
party can promote Harpers low tax,
job creation plans and educate Ca-
nadians on the benets of less govern-
ment and a stronger Canada.
at plan includes ve key priorities:
creating jobs through training, trade
and low taxes; supporting families
with the partys Family Tax Cut and
more support for seniors and caregiv-
ers; eliminating the decit by 2014-15
by controlling spending and cutting
fat; making streets safe with new laws
to protect children and the elderly
and defending Canada by developing
Canadas North, cracking down on hu-
man smuggling and strengthening the
armed forces.
However, Walsh warns the anti-
Conservative opinion elite will ght
the Conservatives every step of the
way.
Your support now will help us coun-
ter the hailstorm of negative attacks
that are already raining down on our
democratically elected government.
e letter does not say how the party
plans to counter the groups it identies
as a threat.
e letter comes as Finance Minister
Jim Flaherty has tabled a budget that
calls for the $2 per vote public subsidy
that parties receive to be phased out.
e move means parties will be more
dependent on raising money directly
from potential supporters with letters
such as Walshs.
In recent years, the Conservative
Party has been far more successful
than any of its rivals in raising money
through direct donations to the party.
Conservative Party spokesman Fred
DeLorey has not yet responded to a re-
quest for an interview.
elizabeththompson@ipolitics.ca
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C
anadians are increasingly adopt-
ing conservative values as their
own, according to a new report by the
Manning Centre. Its post-election poll
found more people favour self-reliance,
private initiative, and balanced bud-
gets, across party lines.
ey just dont think these big gov-
ernment solutions work, Preston
Manning said at the reports release
yesterday morning.
e publics conservative leaning
helps to explain Stephen Harpers ma-
jority victory, Carleton Universitys
Andre Turcotte said.
Either by design or by surprise, the
Harper government tapped into some-
thing that was in line with what people
wanted from the government, Tur-
cotte said. People really want a gov-
ernment that concentrates on things
that are relevant to them.
is includes an emphasis on basic
needs, such personal security, and pol-
icies they can relate to, like tax breaks
for their childrens activities.
eres a clear message here, Tur-
cotte said. Just focus on things that
are immediate problems, and dont try
to be too visionary.
Manning says this is where Stephen
Harper comes in. He is cautious, he is
incredimentalist, he is skeptical. ose
personal characteristics certainly res-
onate better than if he was a grand
visionary.
e budget is a prime example of do-
nothing success, Harris-Decima poll-
ster Allan Gregg said.
is budget, which everyone just
said was kind of a big yawn, basi-
cally hit the public opinion bulls-eye.
Because thats basically what people
wanted right now, is a big yawn.
But the Conservatives shouldnt
adopt the natural governing party
title just yet.
Manning said while the partys poli-
cies may resonate with more and more
Canadians, the emerging trend is a
double-edged sword. As these values
normalize, the public will identify
them less as Conservative Party values.
is means in the future, the suc-
cessful party will be the one that best
explains in plain language how
they will operate and achieve those
objectives.
e dispute now is not so much
about the goals, but is your plan better
than their plan, Manning told iPoli-
tics in an interview.
e Canadian brand of conservatism
is dierent from the U.S. variety, the
study found. Its not a Tea Party style
rejection of government. Its a unique
strain, combining free market prin-
ciples, moderation, and social justice.
One area where Canadians split
from conservative thinking was on
the importance of the military to the
national interest. ere was a 30 per
cent decline in military support this
year, compared to the 2010 study. e
authors attributed this to fatigue over
the war in Afghanistan.
As well, despite the overall conserva-
tive trend, only 50 of the 1,000 survey
respondents said the best thing about
the election was Harpers majority.
e rst thing that came to their
mind was, I really didnt like the elec-
tion campaign, Manning said. at
was the response of more than one-
third of those surveyed.
is high level of disengagement has
the study authors worried.
In the new Parliament, Canadians
said they want to see their Members of
Parliament represent them, and hold
the government to account, particular-
ly on their No. 1 issue the economy.
Currently, more than three-quarters
of respondents said the government
doesnt share their views on the impor-
tant issues.
Its the old democratic story, Man-
ning said. If you can align yourself
where your peoples heads are at, youll
be able to do well electorally.

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KYLE HAMILTON
W
hen the emissaries of PC and
Alliance parties met in the
summer of 2003, they accomplished
far more than anyone thought possible.
Without stress or rancor, they quickly
agreed on the party name, a party con-
stitution, and a timetable for a leader-
ship race. ere was only one issue
that caused tempers to are and had
the potential to keep the parties apart.
Stephen Harper believed in one-
member, one vote on leadership selec-
tion. Peter MacKay believed each con-
stituency whether it had 10, 100, or
1,000 members should get the same
number of votes, or delegates, to elect
the leader.
Harper contended it was a matter of
basic democratic fairness. MacKay ar-
gued that giving each riding the same
inuence was fundamental to building
a national party, and entirely consis-
tent with how governments are elected
in Canada.
Under MacKays equal-weight sys-
tem, leadership candidates would be
forced to establish networks and mem-
bers in every region and riding in Can-
ada in the same way national political
parties must be relevant in all parts
of the country if they want to form
government.
Under Harpers system, leadership
candidates would go wherever party
members were most plentiful. Alliance
negotiators argued that in some Que-
bec ridings the membership rolls of the
Alliance party were non-existent, and
Tory membership numbers were ane-
mically low. In fact, one of Albertas 28
ridings might well have more members
than the entire province of Quebec
with its 75 ridings.
MacKay saw riding equality as a nec-
essary founding principle for a party
that wanted to form a national govern-
ment. Regionalism is the root cause of
how we got ourselves in perpetual op-
position, argued MacKay.
When the merger emissaries reached
a stalemate, the leaders intervened.
Harper suggested various compro-
mises, but MacKay would not budge.
is is my stepping-o point, MacK-
ay told Harper. e party will respect
the equality of ridings or there will be
no merger.
Just before the 2003 anksgiving
weekend Harper spoke with MacKay
and oered to accept the equality of
ridings, but with a formula that would
be determined only at the partys
founding policy convention. Again,
MacKay said no. Both leaders decided
to take the long weekend to reect.
Harper understood that MacKay was
not blung. Either he accepted MacK-
ays rules or the merger was o. John
Weissenberger, Harper friend and con-
servative activist, recalled that, It was
better to get a deal than to get a deal
that was good for us. It was a calculated
risk to accept the PC party rules.
As Harper and MacKay met via
conference call for the nal negotia-
tion session, they arrived at the sec-
tion of the document that dealt with
leadership selection, Harper paused.
I have been thinking a lot about this.
We have made a lot of progress, said
Harper. is is a very historic deci-
sion, MacKay replied. Signalling that
he was accepting all MacKays condi-
tions, including the equality of ridings
in party decision-making, Harper said,
We should do this.
In the end, MacKay got everything
he had asked for at the negotiating
table. But Harper won as well, with a
merger and a leadership contest, even if
it meant he would have to campaign in
regions of Canada where he was weak.
Read part two in tomorrows edition.
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plenty of debate
We might expect the Conservative Party National Convention that
begins today would be nothing but a celebration of electoral triumph.
Instead, a nasty ght is brewing that may expose a ri between the
old Progressive Conservative clan and the western-based populists
from the Reform Party.
e issue that divides is how the party makes decisions, including
how it chooses a leader. Should each riding get the equal say, or
should decisions be made on the basis of one-member one-vote?
Both sides are gearing up for what might be a nasty ght on the
convention oor.
iPolitics is providing context to the conict by providing excerpts
from iPolitics columnist Bob Plamondons bestselling book, Full
Circle: Death and Resurrection in Canadian Conservative Politics.
We begin today with a behind-the-scenes account of how the merger
between the Alliance and PC Party in 2003 almost came apart over
the issue of leadership selection.
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Open letters to the
prime minister
Tcle c stcnd on de[ence policu
In an age of austerity, everything be-
comes sharper in denition because
the margins for error are too costly. It
means looking through the right end
of the telescope that of the national
interest. It requires recognition that
foreign and defence policy is about
power and the projection of power in
the places that count.
Get this right and the rest will fall
into place.
To do: Louer corporcte tcxes
We have identied eight priorities for
the Harper government. e top three?
1. Lower taxes on those businesses
that are investing in new products,
new technologies and the skills of their
employees. Maintain currently legis-
lated targets for reducing corporate tax
rates.
2. Extend the two-year straight-line
depreciation for investments in manu-
facturing and processing machinery
and equipment. e Accelerated Capi-
tal Cost Allowance encourages compa-
nies to invest in technologies that are
essential in improving productivity
and environmental management.
3. Encourage innovation and the
commercialization of new products
and technologies. Canadas Scien-
tic Research and Experimental
Development tax credit should be
fully refundable and the processes
for application and approval should
be simplied. Tax credits should be
considered to encourage workplace
training, new market development
and improvements in productivity,
energy eciency, and environmental
management. Better ways to transfer
knowledge from research labs to busi-
nesses need to be found.
Jayson Myers
President & CEO
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Icce up to urqent issues
What is good for First Nations is good
for Canada. is is about all of us and
our shared future.
Education is the most urgent mat-
ter and the one that holds the greatest
potential and promise. Our people are
the fastest growing population in the
country, yet our youth are more likely
to end up in jail than to graduate high
school. We must not accept this.
is Parliament will face both the
greatest urgency and the greatest po-
tential to address our issues.
Shawn A-in-chut Atleo
National chief
Assembly of First Nations
Keep it simple
To be eective, you need to simplify.
We have plenty of suggestions. Here
are our top three:
1. Put the World Trade Organization
le to the side. ere wont be a deal this
year and likely not for years to come.
2. Your rst priority is the perim-
eter initiative with the United States.
eres an opportunity here to make
real progress on issues that aect Ca-
nadian businesses every day. Seize it.
3. Work with your ocials, your pro-
vincial counterparts, and others on
a possible end game for negotiations
with the European Union. A deal is
possible and even probable.
Phil Rourke
Executive director
Centre for Trade Policy and Law
(CTPL)
Carleton University/
University of Ottawa
We invited business leaders to tell us what theyd most like to see
during the Conservative governments majority mandate. What
follows is a sampling of their replies. For full commentary, go
to iPolitics.ca. Watch for more letters in the Friday edition of the
iPolitics guide to #CPC2011.
Colin Robertson
Vice president
Canadian Defence
and Foreign Aairs Institute
President of the National Capital Branch
of the Canadian International Council
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n a speech to public service ex-
ecutives yesterday, Treasury Board
President Tony Clement said every de-
partment and program must go under
the microscope to nd cost savings
and productivity gains. e sweeping
review to trim ve to 10 per cent of
program spending is business as usu-
al in the private sector and will be-
come par for the course in the federal
public sector as the government seeks
to work smarter, better and faster, he
said.
What we are doing is expanding the
scope of our review such that ministers
and deputy ministers have the latitude
to re-imagine their business models
entirely, he said. We are encouraging
departments to develop a full range of
options in areas such as administra-
tive and program eciencies, business
consolidation, and user fees.
Some of those changes could require
legislative or machinery tinkering,
Clement said, without providing de-
tails on where new fees might be
imposed.
During the operational and strate-
gic review, ocials must ask the hard
questions about whether the program
is valuable, ecient, and cost-eective,
Clement said. Is this a government
priority, and is it aordable during
a period of scal restraint? Are we
achieving value for money? ese are
some of the questions we must ask our-
selves in making our determinations.
Calling his speech a sneak peek at
the details of the operational and stra-
tegic review that will be released in
coming weeks, Clement said the broad
quest for $4 billion in annual program
spending cuts will involve 67 govern-
ment departments and agencies. Each
one will be asked to develop both ve
and 10 per cent savings scenarios that
consider wages, salaries, professional
service contracts, and grants.
Insisting the reviews success rests
on a strong and respectful partner-
ship between the government and
the public service, Clement praised
senior bureaucrats for leadership and
innovation and for delivering the gov-
ernments massive stimulus package
quickly and with accountability.
Savings that come from the operat-
ing review are to be announced and
booked in next years budget, but NDP
leader Jack Layton is demanding de-
tails now on what Prime Minister Ste-
phen Harper has up his sleeve. e
government should look to subsidies
to oil companies, tax havens, and cor-
porate tax giveaways to save money
before stripping away valued public
services, he said.
Instead, we have cuts to environ-
ment, to sheries, to defence, to the
National Gallery. It speaks to the gov-
ernments priorities, he said. e
corporate fat cats get the gold and Ca-
nadians gets the coal.
Many tax watchdogs have denounced
user fees as taxes by another name.
Peter Coleman, president of the Na-
tional Citizens Coalition, said he is
not opposed to charging new or rais-
ing existing federal fees for certain
services, such as cost-recovery for
government research provided to pri-
vate-sector rms or a modest fee for a
hospital visit to remind users there are
heavy costs attached.
Coleman also suggested there is
much room for savings by consolidat-
ing government departments and lim-
iting loans to corporations.
Clement and the Conservatives
have an opportunity to look at this
from a business perspective: What do
we need, what do we not need, where
do we need to spend more in todays
economic environment, and where are
we just wasting money without getting
any value for it?
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THE CANADIAN PRESS/ SEAN KILPATRICK
In a campaign-like swing through Ottawa
on Wednesday, Ontario PC leader Tim
Hudak accused the premier of having hid-
den plans for tax increases. e McGuinty
team probably has their next round already
planned, he warned. ey just dont want
to tell you until aer the next provincial
election. For more on Hudaks speech,
check out iPolitics.ca.
T
he Conservative Party has con-
rmed that computer hackers ac-
cessed names, and email information
of individuals who donated online.
In some instances, the rst four and
last four digits of the credit card were
taken, the party said Wednesday in a
release. But no useful credit card in-
formation was taken and our internal
database was not hacked.
We are very disturbed by this hack-
ing and will continue our internal in-
vestigation, the party said. It added
that it will work with authorities on
the case.
e release stated that the hacker
or hackers who tampered with the
Conservative site on Tuesday may be
linked to recent hacks on Sony, Nin-
tendo, and PBS gaming servers. e
Conservatives said they will review
practices and make necessary changes
to prevent future hacks.
On Wednesday, a Twitter user named
@LulzRa claimed to have hacked the
site and posted a link to a list titled
Conservative Donation Contribu-
tors - A Small Sample. e list posted
features more than 5,600 names and
emails, including parliamentary and
PMO-based email addresses.
e Conservatives said no
contributor data was accessed,
tweeted LuzlRa. I wonder where this
sample came from then!
Brian Mitchell, a partner at Mitch-
ell Gattuso Lawyers in Montreal and
a past Conservative party executive
member, is on the list. When informed
of the hack, he said he was not con-
cerned. Its public information who
donates to a party, so Im not worried,
said Mitchell. Im Conservative and
proudly support the party.
Mitchell said hes condent the party
will act quickly to clear up any prob-
lems with website security.
It was yet to be determined whether
or not the released names are from a
Conservative mailing list or an actual
donors list.
Conservative spokesman Fred De-
Lorey had said the hack was limited to
the party website and did not aect any
party databases that hold personal in-
formation about the partys members.
On Tuesday morning, hackers posted
a fake press release on the Conservative
website reporting that Prime Minister
Stephen Harper had been airlied to
a Toronto hospital aer choking on a
hash brown. e PMO was quick to
respond with news of the prime minis-
ters good health just not before the
story travelled far and wide on Twitter.
MyHusky.ca was also hacked
Wednesday, oering a discount related
to the hash brown headlines. Due to
yesterdays Harper hoax, we feel it is
necessary to show Conservatives that
we care. So today, June 8, we will be
providing free gas to all Conserva-
tives. Just use the coupon code hash-
browns, the site said until it was re-
moved by Husky.
megwilcox@ipolitics.ca
+DFNHUVDFFHVV&RQVHUYDWLYHGRQRUOHV
MEG WILCOX
KYLE HAMILTON
`It's public in[ormction
... so I'm not uorried.
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Hudak speech
OFF TO A GOOD START
Good Friday morning to you,

Stephen Harper will have just about
an hour to bask in the adoration of del-
egates at the Conservative convention
before hell want to make way for hock-
ey. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup nals
goes tonight at 8 p.m., exactly an hour
aer the prime minister is scheduled to
address the party faithful.

e convention got o to a rousing
start last night with headline speeches
from Stockwell Day and Jason Kenney.
Day, who retired in March, said the
Conservatives aim to get government
suciently o the backs and out of the
pockets of Canadians, and let Cana-
dians run with their own vision. (See
page 3.)

Today at 8 a.m., party president John
Walsh kicks o the policy workshops.
In the aernoon, the National Council
holds candidate speeches while Con-
servative MPs will hold a forum to dis-
cuss individual projects. Later, in the
main event, Harper is expected to cel-
ebrate the partys election victory, while
focusing forward on the economy and
government spending.

Harpers speech is expected to li
the party from the gloom of the dam-
aging auditor generals report that ac-
cused the government of misleading
Parliament last year over $50 million
in spending on the G-8 and G-20 sum-
mits. It also comes amid a pre-summer
stock market swoon and this mornings
release of employment gures for May.

Statistics Canada will also release g-
ures for labour productivity, compen-
sation, and unit labour cost for the rst
quarter of 2011.

One of the highest levels of unem-
ployment is among students, which
Human Resources Minister Diane Fin-
ley hopes to alleviate with the Canada
Summer Jobs program, which she will
unveil today.

Postal strikes continue today with
walkouts in Quebec City.

Friday, June 10, 2011
www.iPolitics.ca
(continued on pg. 2)
THE WORD ON THE HILL
A GUIDE TO THE CAN CON COLOUR CODE
DAYS NIGHT
TAX BREAKS, RED TAPE, AND RESOLUTIONS
OPEN LETTERS TO THE PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011
Your guide to todays events
6:30 a.m - 6:30 p.m. Registration
7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Par-
liament foyer)
7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Interfaith
breakfast hosted by John Walsh,
president, CPC National Council
(Trillium Ballroom)
8 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome (Cana-
da Hall)
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Constitution
Handout Ballot drop off outside
room 206/208
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Policy Workshops:
Economic Development (Room
205/207 Gatineau Salon 1)
Canadas Social Fabric (Room
213/215 Ottawa Salon 1)
Role of Government, Taxation, and
Crime (Room 214 Ottawa Salon 1)
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Constitution Workshop (Room
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. C-Vote Pre-
sentation (Room 209)
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Pundits Panel
(Trillium Ballroom)
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - noon
Policy and constitutional
workshops:
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State of
Canadas Conservative Move-
ment featuring Preston Manning
and Andr Turcotte (Trillium
Ballroom)
10:30 a.m.- noon C-Vote Presenta-
tion (Room 209)
11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Growing Your
Donor Base - EDA Fundraising
(Room 202)
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Buet lunch
(Parliament Foyer, 3rd oor and
Trillium Ballroom)
Noon - 5 p.m. Alternate Upgrade
registration
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Constitution
Workshop (Room 206/208 Gatin-
eau Salon 2)
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Ministerial
information sessions:
Economic Development (Room
Canadas Social Fabric (Room
213/215 Ottawa Salon 1)
Role of Government, Taxation, and
Crime (Room 214 Ottawa Salon 1)
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. C-Vote Pre-
sentation (Room 209)
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. National Coun-
cil candidate speeches (Trillium
Ballroom)
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Workshop
on Outreach to Cultural Commu-
nities moderated by Jason Kenney
(Room 205/207 Gatineau Salon 1)
4 p.m. Break (no dinner provided
for delegates)
4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Keynote address
reception and entertainment
6:30 p.m. Evening program (Cana-
da Hall, 3rd oor)
7 p.m. Keynote Address: Prime
Minister Stephen Harper (Main
Stage, Canada Hall)
Did you know? Did you know?
Learn more about how Canadas Forest Products Industry
creates jobs and prosperity at: www.fpac.ca/bio-pathways
Its part of Canadas
innovative bio-economy.
(continued from pg. 1)
Also in the Quebec capital yester-
day, Le Journal de Qubec, a Quebecor
newspaper, waded into the provincial
debate over taxpayer funds being used
to fund 90 per cent of a new $400-mil-
lion arena to enable it to bring the NHL
back to La Vieille Capitale. e news-
paper reported a Leger poll showing 83
per cent of Quebec City residents want
a new arena and 54 per cent want pub-
lic funds to pay for it.
Rumours that U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton is likely to be made
head of the International Monetary
Fund is Grade-A bullshit insist her
top spokesman, Philippe Reines. e
story emerged yesterday aernoon aer
Reuters quoted three unnamed sources
that a deal was close.
Republican presidential hopeful
Newt Gingrich lost 11 key campaign
sta over what they termed philosophi-
cal dierences. e consensus appears
to be the workers didnt believe Gin-
grich was willing to work hard enough
to win.

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T
he new face of Parliament will pres-
ent Canadians with a stark choice
for the best path ahead for the country,
says Conservative stalwart Stockwell
Day.
Speaking to a boisterous crowd of
party faithful gathered in Ottawa for
a three-day Conservative Party policy
convention, the former federal cabinet
minister said a Conservative majority
government with a socialist NDP Of-
cial Opposition gives electors a wide
diversity of perspective.
It is on these principles that Canadi-
ans for the next four years will be able to
see clearly articulated debate on which
set of policies is going to bring the most
prosperity to the most Canadians, he
said. e Liberals were always able to
camouage that.
Day, who was fted for long-time pub-
lic service, said the NDP has been bold
in its positions: raising taxes, increasing
regulations, and hiking decits. By
comparison, the Conservative push
is for lower taxes and less government
intervention.
Our vision is get government suf-
ciently o the backs and out of the
pockets of Canadians, and let Canadi-
ans run with their own vision, he said
to thunderous applause.
Evoking an observation from Win-
ston Churchill comparing the two sys-
tems, he noted that while the downside
of conservatism is that the wealth was
distributed unequally, the downside of
socialism is that the misery is shared
equally.
Day accused Liberals of having a
sense of entitlement and mainstream
media of making personal attacks on
politicians. He also criticized all those
mocked young new NDP MPs for their
youthfulness, and said any single
mother working to support a family
should be applauded, not mocked.
ousands of Conservatives have
travelled from coast to coast for the
convention the rst since members
gathered in Winnipeg in 2008.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister
Jason Kenney said much has changed
since those years. Outlining the partys
transformation from its bleak days of
division to a wide party that welcomes
aboriginals and new Canadians, Ken-
ney said the partys success rests with
tapping the values of all citizens that are
inherently conservative.
We dont think only of our rights
we are mindful of our responsibilities,
he said. We dont mistake relativism
for tolerance, and were not afraid to call
certain barbaric cultural practices what
they are. We seek unity in diversity and
we know it can ourish only when sup-
ported by our common values. As Con-
servatives, as Canadians, our heroes are
not protesters or celebrity activists. Our
heroes are the practical visionaries who
united our country the immigrants
who le everything behind to help
build it, the brave soldiers in every gen-
eration, including our own, who have
laid down their lives to defend it.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
gives Fridays keynote address Friday
evening.
Bring on the debate, Day says
Conservative statesmen
look back, press forward
But we also need beer tools, including world-class
intellectual property protection that can help us turn
innovative ideas into the next generation of new life
saving or life enhancing medicine. These new cuing edge
medicines will also help by reducing surgery, hospital visits
and other health costs.
We want Canada to be one of the leading places where
more new medicines and vaccines are developed to treat
and prevent cancer, diabetes, Alzheimers, heart disease and
other conditions.
Canada is currently negotiating a comprehensive trade
agreement with the European Union (EU) that would
put us in the unique position of being the only country in
the world to have favoured trading status with both the
Europeans and the U.S.
An internationally competitive intellectual protection
regime for Canada is part of the discussions. A deal with
the EU will preserve and create jobs in life sciences and
provide a $12 billion boost to the Canadian economy while
increasing our bilateral trade by 20 %.*
By opening the doors to innovation, we improve the quality
of life of all Canadians.
www.raredisorders.ca www.lifesciencesbc.ca www.lsam.ca
www.canada-europe.org
www.canadapharma.org www.ipcouncil.ca www.actiononinnovation.ca
www.alzheimer.ca
www.fccq.ca
www.ceocouncil.ca
www.occ.on.ca www.montreal-invivo.com
www.chamber.ca
www.lifesciencesontario.ca
that Canada can be a world
leader in generating jobs and
investment in life sciences
and the knowledge economy?
www.optimizinghealth.org www.agwest.sk.ca www.bcbc.com www.bioatlantech.nb.ca www.bioquebec.com
*hp://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2009/386908.aspx?lang=eng
Innovation is Aitude Canada has the right ingredients for success: smart, highly
motivated and highly trained people in every province as well as some of the best
research and learning institutions in the world.
ELIZABETH THOMPSON

S
pecial tax breaks for small busi-
ness and home caregivers, less red
tape, and amending the Constitution
to enshrine property rights are on the
agenda this weekend at the Conserva-
tive convention in Ottawa.
Also to be discussed are some po-
tentially controversial issues including
recognizing the right of religious insti-
tutions to refuse to perform same sex
marriages, refusing to legalize assisted
suicide or euthanasia and one reso-
lution from Prime Minister Stephen
Harpers own riding on sexual exploi-
tation and prostitution.
Party members will also debate
whether law-abiding citizens should
have a right to use force to defend
themselves and resolutions widening
the denition of who qualies as a
dangerous oender.
Until now, much of the attention has
been on a proposal to shi voting in
future leaderships to one member one
vote a proposal that is more likely to
benet the much more numerous Re-
form Party side of the Conservatives
over the Progressive Conservative side
of the family.
However, delegates will also be de-
bating dozens of resolutions put for-
ward by riding associations across the
country, resolutions that risk inuenc-
ing the Conservative governments fu-
ture direction.
Some are already in the process of
being implemented by the govern-
ment, such as a tax credit for volunteer
reghters.
In many ways, the 87-page book of
resolutions provides a glimpse into
the current priorities and the preoc-
cupations of grassroots Conservatives
across the country.
In some cases, the resolutions al-
ready have the support of several rid-
ings. For example, 17 Ontario ridings
are backing a resolution lauding small
business as the backbone of the econo-
my and calling on the federal govern-
ment to encourage that success and
help them face foreign competition.
e Conservative Party supports,
therefore, the reduction of the income
tax paid by such small businesses ei-
ther by increasing the small business
tax credit, by increasing the small
business income limit or by some
combination of similar methods. e
Conservative Party will consider the
economic and practical feasibility of
special provisions that result in in-
creased, full-time and long-term em-
ployment and in increased exports or
increased imports.
e question of property rights and
the principle that no person shall be
deprived of their just right without
the due process of law and full, just
and timely compensation, is also on
the agenda. e resolution calls on the
federal government to seek provincial
agreement to enshrine the principle in
the Constitution.
e resolution going into the con-
vention with the backing of the largest
number of ridings, 20 Ontario ridings,
is a proposal included in this years
budget.
e Conservative Party recognizes
the value of the home caregiver and
supports tax relief for families who
provide homecare.
e resolution does not spell out who
has to give or receive the homecare or
the circumstances in which the tax
break should apply.
Eliminating red tape, a popular
theme for Conservatives, is there as is
breaking down interprovincial barri-
ers in areas such as the recognition of
professional qualications and energy
transmission.
While the Conservatives have tra-
ditionally favoured relaxing foreign
ownership rules to allow more com-
petition, a couple of resolutions would
allow the government to scrutinize
large deals involving the natural re-
source sector. ere appear to be fewer
concerns about foreign competition,
however, in other areas of the econo-
my such as telecommunications and
the Internet.
Several resolutions deal with devel-
oping the Arctic from developing
tourism and mining to ensuring a
strong military presence and buying
more icebreakers.
Several ridings are calling for a na-
tional palliative care strategy. How-
ever, the same ridings have also put
forward a second resolution calling for
the Conservative Party to not support
any legislation to legalize euthanasia
or assisted suicide.
A resolution from Conservative MP
Mike Lakes riding of Edmonton-Mill
Woods-Beaumont would amend the
partys position on family and mar-
riage to dene marriage as the union
of one man and one woman.
Instead of saying the party supports
the freedom of religious organiza-
tions to determine their own practic-
es, the resolution would support the
freedom of religious organizations to
refuse to perform unions or allow the
use of their facilities for events that
are incompatible with their faith and
beliefs.
Harpers riding of Calgary Southwest
has proposed a resolution opposing
the normalization of prostitution
and calls on the Conservative Party to
develop a comprehensive strategy to
address and prevent the legalization of
keeping a common bawdy house, liv-
ing o the avails of prostitution and
communication for the purpose of
prostitution.
Andrew Scheers riding of Regina
QuAppelle wants to see more rights
for victims of crime to turn on their
aggressors.
Our party believes that the justice
system should have greater recogni-
tion for the rights of law abiding citi-
zens who use force to prevent criminal
actions aimed at them, says the rid-
ings resolution.
ere is far less sympathy, however,
for immigrants, permanent residents
,or refugee claimants who abuse the
system or are disloyal to Canada.
One resolution from Immigration
Minister Jason Kenneys riding of
Calgary Southeast, which seems to be
inspired by the case of Omar Khadr,
would invalidate the citizenship of
anyone who takes up arms against
Canada and subject them to a trial for
high treason when they are returned
to Canadian jurisdiction.
Others call for faster refugee claims
hearings to curb the inux of bogus
and unqualied refugee claimants.
One, from the Montreal riding of
Hochelaga on foreign aairs policy
includes a proposal to keep those who
enter Canada illegally in detention
centres near the Canadian border.
Tax breaks, red tape,
controversial social issues
top Conservative resolutions
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DEVON BLACK
C
onferences are all about meeting
people, getting stu done, and
learning new things Conferences are
also about free stu.
Mark Gebriel, delegate from Cha-
tham-Kent-Essex, oered iPolitics a
sneak peek inside the swag bags at
the Conservative Party Convention.
If youre not there, heres what you are
missing out on:
Item one: e bag. Its a plain black
shoulder bag, emblazoned with the
Conservative Convention logo. It also
features a transparent pocket, presum-
ably intended for a business card. We
suggest lling it with something more
interesting a stylized image of your
favourite MP, perhaps?
The biggest content of the bag?
Paper. Policy f loor resolutions, a
copy of the party constitution, a
convention program, ads for things
to do in Ottawa. We understand the
Ottawa Convention Centre has a
great recycling system, which is good
news since most of this stuff wont be
packed for home.
Fans of Inception have something
to look forward to, as the swag bag is
really a bag within a bag. (What were
trying to say is that one of the items in
the swag bag is a tote.)
Last but not least, theres an invita-
tion from the Conservative Partys Na-
tional Council President, John Walsh,
to hang out at his Hospitality Suit.
e only thing Liberal is the way we
pour our drink, the invite says. May-
be keep an eye out tonight at the end of
the prime ministers speec.
Whats in the bag? CPC swag
What do you think of rogue page Brigitte DePapes
protest during the Speech from the Throne?
@Tony X 2
Seeing double?
At the Conservative Party Conven-
tion yesterday, iPolitics.ca snapped
this photo of Treasury Board Presi-
dent and Prolic Tweeter Tony
Clement modelling a rather unique
portrait.
With the magic of Photoshop, iP-
olitics graphic designer Jessie Willms
created the image for the rst-ever iP-
olitics print edition.
Ive read every one of Tony Clem-
ents tweets from the last month-and-
a-half, she said. A photo of Tony
Clement holding a portrait of Tony
Clement made up of Tony Clements
Twitterfeed. Its pretty meta.
DEVON BLACK
N
ear the entrance to the Ottawa
Convention Centre is a small
table that will see a steady stream of
trac this weekend: e merchandise
table.
Beyond the standard convention fare
tote bags, bumper stickers, water
bottles are Conservative-branded
items designed to meet many needs.
Take the Conservative combination
lock USB drive ($23), for example.
Given the recent LulzRa incursion
on conservative.ca, its never been
more important to protect digital
information.
For the fashion-forward Conserva-
tive, there is a wide array of T-shirts
including a pink ringer ($13).
Watch out, ladies: You may think hes
coming back for you, but he might
only be coming back for your style.
Also on oer, vintage pieces: Check
out the Dions Tax on Everything T-
shirts straight out of 2008. At $15, you
can be sure you wont be tricked into
paying more.
And now that summers here, time to
stock up on backyard party supplies.
Pick up a pack of Conservative bal-
loons (100 for $25), then get ready to
Stand Up for Canada beside your bar-
becue in a Conservative apron ($10).
Top seller at the table? e Stephen
Harper bobblehead.
If we were charging people who
touched the bobbleheads wed be
rich, said the individual manning the
table.
Who knows maybe a new busi-
ness model is in order.
Been there, got the T-shirt
BBQ apron bobblehead
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D
uring the rst post-merger meet-
ing of the party in 2005, an at-
tempt to change the partys constitu-
tion exposed the fragility of newly
merged Conservative Party of Canada.
At its rst post-merger convention in
Montreal in 2005, Conservative Party
unity was tested over the issue of the
equality of ridings.
Scott Reid, one of Harpers emis-
saries in the 2003 merger discussions,
took the lead on two proposed con-
stitutional amendments. e rst was
to amend the partys byaws to allow
a one-member, one-vote system for
electing the leader. e second would
link the number of delegates a constit-
uency could send to a convention with
the number of party members.
at was enough to bring Peter
MacKay to his feet. With the ink barely
dry on the 17-month-old party consti-
tution, MacKay was ummoxed that
a fundamental provision of the agree-
ment he had signed was up for discus-
sion. An indignant MacKay told del-
egates he would never have agreed to
merge had the equality-of-ridings pro-
vision not been included: is is about
ensuring that every region of the coun-
try has an opportunity to build this
party, to demonstrate to the country
that we respect every region equally.
Later, MacKay defended the inten-
sity of his outburst, telling the press,
is was a decision I felt impacted on
our ability to present ourselves to the
country as ready to govern. I was up-
set. I am not denying that. And I was
emotional about it because I was very
involved in the bringing together of
these parties and one of the things we
insisted upon was the equality of rid-
ings, and we made concessions to get
there I am not apologizing one little
bit. I felt strongly about it.
Reids amendment may have been di-
visive, but not illegitimate. e MacK-
ayHarper agreement stipulated that
the partys rst convention would be
used to review the constitution. More
specically, Section 6 of the merger
agreement stipulated that, e system
used to elect the rst leader need not be
used for later leadership elections and
the membership of the Conservative
Party of Canada could select an alter-
native method of electing future lead-
ers. To MacKay this opened the door
to a delegated convention, rather than
the adopted system where each riding
was entitled to an equal number of
points under a preferential ballot. To
Scott Reid it meant the possibility of
the one-member, one-vote system that
he had proposed as a Harper emissary
in the merger negotiations.
Scott Reids motions made it out of
the workshop, but by the time they got
to the plenary session they were dead
in the water. When Scott Reid ad-
dressed the 2,200 delegates, MacKay
already had the convention on his side.
Reid took the brunt of the rejection,
and some boos. Harper was not direct-
ly involved in the fracas and made no
statements about it to the media, but he
believed the motions had merit. One
senior party ocial overheard him say,
I have no problem with the motion
proposed by Scott.
Whether Harper put Reid up to pro-
posing constitutional amendments it is
not known. In the end, Harper ceded
to MacKays conviction and sent a sig-
nal through his spokesman that the
motion should be defeated. But Harp-
er was clearly mied party unity had
been tested.
It was simply too early in the new
party to be revisiting issues that had
been negotiated and agreed upon a
year earlier. Former Progressive Con-
servative Party director Denis Jolette
remarked that it was as if a motion had
been placed on the oor to change the
name of the party to the Progressive
Conservative Party of Canada. Peo-
ple would have thought us a bit crazy.
Likewise, we didnt think it was right
to start changing a fundamental part
of the deal we just negotiated. Why risk
dividing the party?
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an attempt to change the partys constitution exposed the
fragility of the merger. Even today, fractures remain
e Conservative Party is divided over how the party makes decisions,
including how it chooses a leader. Should each riding get the equal say,
or should decisions be made on the basis of one-member one-vote? Both
sides are gearing up for what might be a nasty ght on the convention
oor.
Yesterday, iPolitics columnist Bob Plamondon provided a behind-the-
scenes account of how the merger between the Alliance and PC Party
in 2003 just about came apart over the issue of leadership selection.
Today, in an excerpt from his bestselling book, Full Circle: Death and
Resurrection in Canadian Conservative Politics, he tells the story of a
2005 meeting that tested party unity.
How should the party
make decisions? The
question has divided
the Conservative Party
since its start
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A motion to create a youth wing of
the Conservative Party of Canada is
being dismissed as a destructive ini-
tiative that would force youth into a
sandbox.
In reaction to Resolution C-114, a
group of Conservative Party members
created a website, www.noyouthwing.
ca, which is calling on delegates not
to support the constitutional amend-
ment. According to iers distributed at
the convention, C-114 is being opposed
by such notable MPs as Pierre Poilievre,
Rob Anders and Lynne Yelich, plus Ray
Novak, principal secretary to Prime
Minister Stephen Harper.
Campus Conservative groups from
Carleton and Queens Universities are
also opposed to the resolution.
Delegates in attendance on opening
day appear to share the opinion that it
would split the party.
I believe that it is one of the
strengths of the party, unlike some of
the other parties where they develop
the youth wing and theyre not consid-
ered equals, said Mark ompson, a
delegate from Ontario who is running
for the partys national council. I see
nothing wrong with having a youth
committee, but it should be a commit-
tee within the master structure, just
like we have committees for seniors
and other types of demographics.
e resolution, which was tabled by
party members from several B.C. rid-
ings, calls for a youth wing with mem-
bership of those under age 30. Accord-
ing to the resolution, it would grant no
special status or voting privileges to
members. Rather, it would act more as
an organizing and unifying force, and
would target university and college
campuses to ensure continuity once
the academic year is nished.
Similar motions were also rejected at
conventions in 2004 and 2008.
is is eectively a rehash of 2005,
when the youth wing was voted out,
said Toronto delegate Daniel Strauss,
who is 24.
I most assuredly oppose the youth
wing. e party doesnt need two tiers
of members, one that makes the real
decisions and another that is just in
a sandbox. I dont believe that for the
next six years of the life of the party, I
should be relegated to the side.
Andrea Kettle-Burelle, a 29-year-old
constituency president for the riding of
Hull-Aylmer, agrees.
e youth should take action within
the party, as members of the party, she
said. It wouldnt serve any purpose,
and we already have campus clubs.
If a youth wing were to start, it would
divert the attention and resources
of young people from participating
in campaigns and would turn them
against one another as they vied for
power to run the youth wing, oppo-
nents claim.
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Delegates fear resolution
could split the party
Simplify the tax system

One might wonder why a national or-
ganization serving thousands of pro-
fessional accountants and business
leaders would be a strong advocate for
tax simplication, as an overly com-
plex tax system requires the expertise
of professionals who can navigate all its
twists and turns. e answer is simple.
Tax simplication is in the publics
best interest it is good for taxpayers,
businesses, and government, as well as
Canadas economy. Our members
CGAs in business, industry, and pri-
vate practice overwhelmingly tell us
it is the No. 1 issue they want govern-
ments to tackle. You might say its be-
cause CGAs look beyond the numbers
to see the implications and opportuni-
ties they reveal.
CGA-Canada challenges the prime
minister and the new cabinet to look
at how Canadas tax regime could be
simplied and streamlined in order to
help build a strong, competitive 21st
century economy.
Anthony Ariganello, CPA
(Delaware), FCGA
President & Chief Executive Ocer
e Certied General Accountants
Association of Canada
The way to the future

Canadas citizens and its businesses
have great hope that your government
can full its commitment to deliver the
economic benets of a stable majority,
including completing our economic
recovery, creating jobs and laying the
foundation for a brighter economic
future. Above all, we need to avoid
becoming complacent about Canadas
relatively positive global economic
position. e opportunity to build
greater prosperity is enormous, but
we will place ourselves in economic
peril if we do not address our lagging
productivity.
Perrin Beatty
President
e Canadian Chamber of Commerce

CETA matters

e negotiations on a Comprehensive
Economic and Trade Agreement be-
tween the Canada and the EU will be
one way to build a prosperous Canada.
CETA matters. It matters not only to
business including the 50 companies
that Rx&D represents. It also matters
to every Canadian all governments
within Canada, every research centre,
every hospital, university and patients.
And particularly it matters to our youth.
Why? Because if the talks succeed,
Canada would become one of the only
countries in the world to have signed
a comprehensive trade deal with both
the United States and the 27-nation
EU. e EU is Canadas second larg-
est export market. NAFTA and CETA
combined would provide our relatively
small economy of 33 million people
with privileged access to a market of al-
most 1 billion prosperous consumers.
Russell Williams
President and CEO
Rx&D
Listen to your elders

ere was unprecedented attention
paid in this election to issues that reso-
nate with older Canadians and for
good reason: they remain the most po-
litically engaged and committed vot-
ers. CARP members indicated in our
polling that they wanted a Conserva-
tive majority but wanted the promises
oered by the Opposition. So a word
to the wise: a decisive majority is not
a blank cheque even from the most
loyal voters.
Every party made promises to ad-
dress pension reform, caregiver sup-
port, poverty among pensioners, and
elder abuse. With such consensus, Par-
liament should be able to move quickly
on these pressing issues.
Susan Eng
Vice-President for Advocacy
Canadian Association
of Retired Persons
Open letters to the prime minister
Dear Stephen Harper
Invited to tell the prime minister what theyd most like to see from
a Conservative majority government, business leaders and industry
organizations were only too happy to write.
Youll nd all of the letters we received on our website. What follows
is a sampling of the replies:
Tory blue? Its only the start
Your guide to the Can Con colour code
DEVON BLACK | PHOTOS BY KYLE HAMILTON
Youre in.
You have a swag bag, a copy of an iPolitics print edition, and a Stephen
Harper bobblehead. Even better? You have landed a convention badge:
Your ticket to all the policy workshops and hospitality suites you can
handle.
Question is, whats with the colours? Convention attendees are decked
in red, green, even orange, badges. Has the opposition inltrated the
proceedings?!
Fear not. iPolitics has cracked the colour code. Read on for your complete
guide to the 2011 Conservative Party Convention badges.
BLUE
First up, in friendly Conservative blue:
e delegates. ese illustrious indi-
viduals have been elected to represent
their Electoral District Associations
(EDAs), and are the only convention
participants eligible to vote. ere are
as many as 10 delegates from each rid-
ing. e EDA president is usually one.
If a 10-person contingent is selected,
at least one of the delegates must be a
youth member (under the age of 23).
GREY
In grey? e alternates. If an EDA
elects 10 delegates, they can also elect
ve alternates. In the event a delegate
gets lost in Ottawas maze of one-way
streets or falls into the Rideau Canal, it
will be time for the alternate to shine.
Grey is also the colour for member-
observers: Conservative party mem-
bers who want to observe the pro-
ceedings. (See? It was a tough code to
crack!) Member-observers dont get to
vote during the proceedings, but they
do get to sit in and watch.
ORANGE
Convention volunteers earn or-
ange badges, but even without
that helpful hint theyre easy to
spot. Most of them are sporting
stylish, light blue Conservative
Party T-shirts, and theyre sta-
tioned strategically throughout the
convention centre checking badges,
oering directions, and helping out
convention sta.
OLIVE
Speaking of convention sta, theyre
wearing olive-green badges. If youll
indulge a colour metaphor, these ol-
ive-clad foot soldiers aim to keep the
convention running with military
precision.
GREEN
Green badges are for ob-
servers. Registering as
an observer is one of
the few ways mem-
bers of the general
public without a
Conservative Party
membership can
get in. Its not cheap:
A pass costs $1,050
and there is no early-
bird discount!
RED
Last up are the media, in red. Media
dont get access to workshops or pre-
sentations, but we do get our very own
ling room complete with a televi-
sion tuned to Sun TV.
WE STILL HAVE MORE TO DO
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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PM Harper focuses party on 2015, vows to woo Quebec from NDP
ELIZABETH THOMPSON
P
rime Minister Stephen Harper
moved Friday to shore up the Con-
servative Partys support in Quebec,
promising to work harder than ever to
win seats in the province in the next
election.
Speaking to more than 2,000 del-
egates to his partys convention last
night, Harper said he would have liked
to have won more seats in Quebec and
pledged to practise open federalism
and work to help families, workers,
and seniors.
We will roll up our sleeves and work
harder to gain the condence of all Ca-
nadians. And we will work harder than
ever to gain the condence of Quebec-
ers as well.
While only ve of Quebecs 75 ridings
elected Conservatives, those ve MPs
will be listened to, Harper promised.
Four of the ve were named to cabi-
net, Christian Paradis, Denis Lebel,
Steven Blaney, and Maxime Bernier.
e h, Jacques Gourde, was named
a parliamentary secretary.
Harper predicted Quebecs aection
for the NDP will end quickly.
In the next election, once the hon-
eymoon with the NDP has ended,
Quebecers will turn to our party, the
only one which lowers taxes and in-
come taxes. e only one that man-
ages the economy prudently. e only
one that believes in a condent, au-
tonomous and proud Quebec nation
within a strong, united, independent,
and proud Canada the Conservative
Party of Canada.
While Harper won a majority gov-
ernment in the May 2 election, the
Conservatives lost more than half its
Quebec caucus to the NDP tsunami
that swept the province. Moreover, 23
candidates failed to garner more than
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Good Saturday morning to you,

Stephen Harper struck a comfortable
balance between celebration and dedi-
cation to the work ahead, including
winning back support in Quebec.

We will roll up our sleeves and work
harder to gain the condence of all Ca-
nadians, he said. And we will work
harder than ever to gain the condence
of Quebecers as well.

But Harper also cautioned party
members against expecting the Con-
servatives to veer away from their ded-
ication to slowly and steadily changing
Canadian society.

By saying what we will do and doing
what we say, one step at a time we are
moving Canada in a Conservative di-
rection and Canadians are moving
with us.

Following the plenary sessions,
Harper will address the party again
this aernoon at the closing ceremo-
nies, which begin at 4 p.m.

By then, the Conservatives are ex-
pected to have voted on resolutions
aimed at pressing for family-friendly
tax relief, a range of social conserva-
tive motions, and a contentious motion
to change how the next leader will be
chosen.

Brigette DePape, the so-called rogue
Senate page with the Stop Harper
sign, took aim at the prime minister
again headlining a protest at the Con-
servative national convention. Were
here today because we know the real
security threat to people in this coun-
try is Stephen Harper and the Conser-
vative agenda, she said.

ats not the biggest threat facing
us, according to Robert Gates, the U.S.
Secretary of Defense. In one of his nal
speeches, Gates questioned the viabil-
ity of NATO, saying its members pen-
ny-pinching and lack of political will
could hasten the end of U.S. support.

On penny pinching, Finance Minis-
ter Jim Flaherty has decided to deep-
six meetings with his provincial coun-
terparts, which had been scheduled for
later this month. Ocials said bureau-
crats had been overstretched by this
weeks reintroduction of the March 22
budget so couldnt get the meeting to-
gether in time.

e release of Sarah Palins emails
from her rst two years as governor
of Alaska was 24,199 bits of nothing
much.

Question Period e Musical! debuts
Sunday at the Ottawa FringeFest. e
fun and funky musical comedy about
Canadian politics and Parliament, will
also be staged next weekend and on
June 25.

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C
onservative delegates will vote
Saturday morning on a constitu-
tional amendment that would signi-
cantly change the way the party elects
Stephen Harpers successor.
Ontario MP Scott Reid put forward
the motion calling for a new weighted
election process. e current system
gives all ridings equal say at leadership
conventions, regardless of membership
size. Reids balanced leadership motion
is being promoted to delegates as a com-
promise between the current system
and a one-member, one-vote system.
Its a hybrid. Were trying to get
the best of both, balanced leadership
spokesman Philip Joannou said.
If Reids motion is adopted, the num-
ber of votes a riding association gets
at a leadership convention would vary
depending on membership size. Ev-
ery riding association would be guar-
anteed 100 votes to put toward a new
leader, even if it has fewer than 100
members. e maximum number of
votes is 400, for associations with 400
or more members.
e balanced leadership resolution
was voted down in a heated rst-round
debate Friday.
Peter MacKay, who is rmly behind
the current system, welcomed the
outcome.
It was soundly defeated so the mem-
bership has pronounced itself again,
MacKay said. Why change a formula
that works?
However, because the proposal has
the 100 signatures required to push
for a full membership vote, it will go
straight to the convention oor Satur-
day morning, despite its defeat today.
Joannou said the rst-round outcome
was disappointing, but his side is un-
deterred. A lot of people are receptive
to change, although there is a hardened
group thats opposed, he said.
e group against the proposal tends
to be delegates from Quebec and At-
lantic Canada, who fear the shi will
constitute a Western takeover of the
party. For these smaller riding asso-
ciations, an even more dangerous idea
comes from Jason Kenneys Alberta
riding association, which is advocating
a one-member, one-vote system. But it
has less support than Reids weighted
election proposal.
Reids work on the weighted election
motion began before the convention,
with his team contacting riding asso-
ciations across the country to ask for
their support in Ottawa.
In a letter distributed to delegates
Friday morning, high-prole minis-
ters John Baird, Diane Finley, Jason
Kenney, and Gordon OConnor asked
Conservatives to join the growing
number of delegates who support bal-
anced leadership.
e proposal will encourage smaller
associations to sign up more members,
but make sure larger associations dont
drown out their voices, the letter says.
e balanced leadership campaign
has been very visible throughout the
convention, with many delegates
sporting blue-and-white balanced
leadership buttons. Reid also hosted
a hospitality suite at the Westin Ho-
tel where pamphlets and buttons were
distributed to delegates.
Reids team also got copies of the par-
tys founding agreement into the hands
of delegates, where a highlighted pas-
sage clearly states that the system used
to elect the rst leader does not need to
be used for future leadership elections.
An alternative method can be decided
by the party membership.
e issue stirs up old wounds be-
tween the Reform/Alliance and Pro-
gressive Conservative camps, but Que-
bec MP Pierre Poilievre said the debate
is worth having.
If someone put it forward through
the democratic process the party has
in place, and the members are smart
enough, were all adults, we can debate
it, Poilievre said Friday.
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10 per cent of the vote, meaning they
wont be able to have a portion of their
expenses reimbursed by Elections
Canada something that could cost
ridings thousands of dollars.
Quebec was the only part of the coun-
try where any Conservative candidate
failed to reach the 10 per cent threshold.
In the corridors to the Conservative
convention Friday, delegates from Que-
bec were still grumbling that the party
hadnt really made Quebec a priority in
the election campaign and hadnt done
enough to support its candidates.
Some lay the blame on the partys
decision shortly aer the 2006 election
to ally itself with the provincial Action
Dmocratique Party, a decision that
strained the Conservative Partys rela-
tions with Quebec Liberal Leader Jean
Charests government which has a far
larger political organization than does
ADQ.
One of the chief architects of that
strategy, Harpers director of com-
munications Dimitri Soudas, has an-
nounced he will be leaving the PMO in
early September.
Taking the stage to a standing room
only audience, Harper said Canada is
becoming more Conservative.
By saying what we will do and doing
what we say, one step at a time we are
moving Canada in a Conservative di-
rection and Canadians are moving
with us.
Harper pledged to re-equip the mili-
tary and defend Canadas national sov-
ereignty but said that is just the tip of
the iceberg when it comes to establish-
ing Canadas place in the world.
We also have a purpose and that pur-
pose is no longer just to go along and
get along with everyone elses agenda.
It is no longer to please every dictator
with a vote at the United Nations, he
said to a standing ovation.
And I confess that I dont know
why past attempts to do so were ever
thought to be in Canadas national
interest. Now we know where our in-
terests lie and who our friends are.
We take strong, principled positions
in our dealings with other nations
whether popular or not and that is
what the world can count on from
Canada.
Harper also suggested that Canadas
position now counts for more.
ese views matter, not just because
we now have the tools to act but also the
capacity. Because we are no longer in
the middle of the pack but among the
worlds top performing economies.
Harper said his government will
move to adopt Finance Minister Jim
Flahertys budget as well as ending the
Wheat Boards monopoly, introducing
Senate reform legislation, changing the
representation in the House of Com-
mons and eliminating the per vote
subsidy for political parties.
Within the rst 100 days of the elec-
tion, the Conservatives will introduce
and pass an omnibus crime bill, he
promised. However, the measure that
got one of the biggest reactions from
party faithful was the pledge to scrap
the rearms registry in the fall.
e Conservatives arent a party of
entitlement, said Harper, adding the
party has the next four years to prove
to Canadians that they can trust the
Conservatives.
If we stay faithful to our commit-
ments and if we stay focused on serving
Canadians, in four years time people
will say, Conservatives can be trusted;
Conservatives know what they are do-
ing; Conservatives are the people the
only people who deserve our vote.
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BJ SIEKIERSKI
A
week aer interrupting the
throne speech and gaining in-
ternational media attention, Brigette
DePape took aim at the prime minis-
ter again this time with throngs of
protesters in a march to the Conserva-
tive national convention.
Many groups, including the striking
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
and the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity
Movement, cheered her on.My name
is Brigette. Some of you may know me
as the rogue page, she said, standing
atop a bench in Ottawas Dundonald
Park.
Others know me by the title given to
me by the Honourable Jason Kenney:
Ley kook, DePape said. Still oth-
ers know me as a potential security
threat. Were here today because we
know the real security threat to peo-
ple in this country is Stephen Harper
and the Conservative agenda.
Many protesters held imitations of
her Stop Harper sign, and Jo Wood,
a member of the Raging Grannies,
said she was carrying hers to say
thank you to DePape.
Dan Sawyer from the group Under
Pressure lead the rally.
Aer telling the protesters the rally
would stop near Citizenship and Im-
migration, outside Heritage Canada,
the Israeli embassy, and the Ottawa
Recruitment Centre for the Canadi-
an military, he gave Canadas newest
cause clbre a rousing introduction.
One last speaker before we leave the
park and I think you folks might
have heard of her there was thing
last weekin the Senate, Sawyer
joked.
When we started organizing this
march, the message that Brigette De-
Pape rogue page put forward
through that action and through her
media statement is exactly why we
wanted to bring people together in
the streets today, Sawyer said. We
do believe that we do need a Canadian
Arab spring.
DePape followed up on that notion
in her speech.
Since my action, I was honoured to
receive a message from young activists
in Egypt, she said. It was passed on
by a group of Canadian activists who
had travelled there. ey were cheer-
ing in Cairo when they saw photos of
my action with the message to Stop
Harper. And they conrmed our call
to bring the spirit of the Arab spring
here.
She also declared her support for
postal workers whose strike she said
is an important part of the broader
ght against the Harper agenda.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
vice-president Lynn Bue spoke before
DePapes address.
Our struggle is one about the future
of working people and public services
in Canada, she said.
DePape, though, was clearly the cen-
tre of attention. And as the rally was
getting antsy to move, she gave the
crowd the rallying call they expected:
When I say, Stop! you say,
Harper.
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question 9 activists answer online at iPolitics.ca
The Page vs. the PM: Round 2
Rogue page leads protesters
in march to CPC convention
BJ SIEKIERSKI
I
f youre a blue collar tradesperson,
an auent Green party supporter, or
just plain ordinary, the Conservative
Party of Canada should be targeting
your vote.
at was the message senior Man-
ning Centre analysts Nicholas Gafuik,
Andr Turcotte, and former Reform
party leader Preston Manning himself
delivered to the Conservative conven-
tion Friday.
e lesson was pulled from the results
of a poll the centre conducted right af-
ter the election. (For more on this, see
Sonya Bells story in the June 8 edition.)
at poll helped answer an important
question for Conservatives, Gafuik
explained.
Pointing to a map outlining support
for conservative Toronto mayor Rob
Ford in the 2010 municipal election,
Gafuik asked why those Torontonians
who supported Rob Ford did not sup-
port the Conservatives en masse in the
federal election.
is gives us an opportunity to get
a sense of: Where do people live? Who
are they in terms of who are the next
groups of people we should be reaching
out to and talking to? he asked.
ose in attendance werent le
wondering:
e kinds of people we think we
should be reaching out to: blue collar
and tradespeople, Conservative-orient-
ed Greens thats an interesting one,
the people who vote for the Green party
in suburban auent areas have a very
similar prole to Conservative sup-
porters and then the other one is the
ordinary bread-and-butter Canadians.
But just who are these ordinary
bread-and-butter Canadians?
e people who just want to get the
work done: get the roads xed, get the
constituency repairs taken care of.
When it came to audience questions,
John Koury the Conservative candi-
date for Nanaimo-Cowichan wanted
Mannings opinion on proportional
representation.
Koury, who won 38 per cent of the
riding on May 2, lost to the NDPs Jean
Crowder.
He said he would roll his eyes when
the issue was raised during the cam-
paign, but in reecting on his loss, he
appeared to have doubts.
e NDP was going around talking
about proportional representation ver-
sus rst past the post. And it seemed to
be an emphasis on this particular can-
didates plank. So, I was wondering, is
there any correlation with the research
that youre doing with the democratic
process in terms of rst passed the post
versus proportional representation?
Manning told Koury the NDPs
stance on proportional representation
is hypocritical.
On the PR thing, John, if I was at a
debate with an NDP on that, and par-
ticularly a federal NDP who was argu-
ing for proportional representation,
Id say if thats such a good idea, how
come no provincial NDP government
which has been in a position to change
the electoral laws of that province has
implemented it?
Under
suburban
Green?
Tory blue
Manning Centre analysts
explain why Conservatives
must reach out to bread-
and-butter Canadians
On Friday morning Preston Manning briefed Conservatives on the votes out there to win.
Word on the Hill
How long do you think the pledges for civility in the House of
Commons will last?
Kyle Hamilton.
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Everyone knows the only reason to sit through a day of dreary
policy is to enjoy the delight that is the hospitality suite. Who
had the best at the Conservative Convention? Go to iPolitics.ca
and check out the reviews from Meg Wilcox.
While youre there, check out her report on the much-hyped
Fabulous Blue Tent.
Amusing #cpc11 delegates are
getting their Parl Hill pix in
front of a blue screen Its a 7
min. walk!
@jenditchburn
I wonder if there are any
bacon hospitality suites at
#CPC11 this morning?
@ArmourJim
Excited to see how strong our
new kungfu (c-vote) will be
#cpc11
@RyanHastman
Rode the shuttle from the
parking lot to #\(,$
with two kids screaming
Disneyland! Disneyland!
Disneyland!. #cpc11 is my
Disneyland!
@StevenDollansky
Lisa Raitt (minister of labour)
says, a woman in Labour
always delivers! #CPC11
@jordanpaquet
Mercilessly attacked by small
angry bird en route to #cpc11
Tory convention. I blame
John Baird.
@CBCTerry
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@INFOALERTBOT
Health Minister Aglukkaq
not big on #CPC11 motion
by @PMJAMacdonald & I to
classify scoth & champagne
as nonprescription
pharmaseuticals.
@tuppercharles
When delegates tweet:
#cpc11: #beentheredonethat
Q. What could be better than attend-
ing the CPC convention? A. Following
CPC convention tweets. Dont believe
us? Go to iPolitics.ca and check out the
report from Ellen Burch.
KATHLEEN HARRIS
C
onservatives want to use their
majority clout to implement fam-
ily-friendly tax policy and ease reli-
ance on government programs, say
some delegates at the convention in
Ottawa.
Nicole Charbonneau Barron, a del-
egate and former candidate from sub-
urban Montreal, said much discussion
revolves around measures that lend -
nancial support to struggling families
and Canadians in need, while encour-
aging people to take more personal
responsibility.
Everything in the Conservative Par-
ty is coming to help the family this
is the goal, she told iPolitics. You have
to put some of the responsibility to the
people. We have to ask more of some
people so we can help those who can
not help themselves. is is the spirit.
Charbonneau Barron said there is
also a determination to tackle the debt
and rein in government spending, in
contrast to the other political parties
that are more socialist.
Fellow delegate Ellen de Grandpre
said while there is a strong will to re-
duce taxes and get the federal nances
in order, there is also broad under-
standing that cutbacks cant come so
fast that they will ravage valued public
services.
You cant just make drastic tax re-
ductions in one area, she said. You
still need money for programs. Its nice
to say you want taxes cut and you want
them cut now, but you have to be sen-
sible about the repercussions in areas
the government is also responsible for.
Calgary West delegate Wilmer
Doerkson sees much room for across-
the-board tax cuts even during un-
certain economic times.
If you lower taxes for business,
theyll create more jobs. If you lower
taxes for individuals, theyll go out and
buy more things, he said.
Doerkson said any civilization that
lowers taxes is progressive, insisting
raising taxes only kills the golden
goose. He takes Harper on his word
that the government will slay the de-
cit by 2014 and expects he will also
make good on a pledge to cut govern-
ment spending.
Well get it under control. Were a
majority government now, he said.
e March federal budget projected
balanced books by 2015-2016, but this
months retabled version accelerates
the decit reduction date by one year
to 2014-2015.
Dave Quist, executive director of the
Institute of Marriage and Family Can-
ada, said there are hopes and expecta-
tions that come with the Conservatives
moving from minority to majority
power. He welcomes midrange plans
for family-income splitting, which
Prime Minister Stephen Harper an-
nounced would be implemented once
the decit is wiped out.
Obviously wed rather see it sooner
rather than later, but well take at least
an acknowledgement and the hat tip
that theyre going to move on it at least
as a positive sign, he said. And well
be there to continue to remind them
and make sure they dont forget about
it.
Quist also praised the sprinkling
of tax credits that benet Canadian
families, but hopes for even more
measures that strengthen traditional
families, such as education around the
societal advantages of marriage versus
cohabitation.
Delegates
urge Harper
to expedite
tax relief
for families
e pressure is on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as he heads into the CPC convention.
BOB PLAMONDON
Let there be no splits.
ese were the sage words of Sir
John A. Macdonald when he sought
to build a grand political alliance that
ended up winning six of Canadas rst
seven elections. But, this morning,
Conservative factions are expected to
engage in open warfare in a plenary
session over the issue of the equality
of ridings in selecting the party leader.
For his part, Macdonald was never
one to burn bridges. He would not
back someone into a corner who he
might later want to call upon for sup-
port. Treating people respectfully, es-
pecially minorities, was how he built
the alliances necessary to win and
hold power.
Since the days of Macdonald the
Conservative Party have oen failed
to heed Macdonalds dictums. Divi-
sion and disunity have been a Tory
disease, which made them an op-
position party for much of the 20th
century.
Preston Manning reected on the
Tory penchant for self-destruction in
his memoirs: I wondered whether
the Conservatives had been born un-
der an unlucky star, with a congeni-
tal inability to govern themselves, let
alone the country. When a lowly op-
position, or a majority government,
the Tories have oen been their own
worst enemy.
We might think that having recently
won a decisive majority government,
their rst since 1988, that Conserva-
tives would take time to celebrate
their accomplishment before return-
ing to their divisive ways. But the
rancour over the equality of ridings
threatens to fatally disrupt party uni-
ty and undermine their prospects of
sustaining and advancing their politi-
cal fortunes.
Conservative MP Scott Reid, as well
as cabinet ministers Jason Kenney and
John Baird, are taking this moment of
party triumph to launch a civil war.
While Tories at their national conven-
tion may believe they are debating the
equality of ridings in party decision-
making, the real issue is unity and re-
spect among the component parts of
the Conservative coalition.
is convention oor is dominated
by delegates who come from rid-
ing associations where the Tories are
strong where membership lists
are robust and there is money in the
bank. e ridings at the opposite end
of the spectrum, mostly from Quebec
and Atlantic Canada, are not as well
represented. It is these weak ridings
who would be most diminished by the
movement to end riding equality.
Along the way, the messy public de-
bate has created resentments and bad
blood on all sides. e consequences
could be more severe and long last-
ing if the motions that reward the
stronger riding associations with
more clout were ever passed. In this
circumstance, we can expect that del-
egates from Quebec and many small
ridings will leave the convention feel-
ing like second class citizens. Some
may disengage, leaving the Tory party
in worse shape in the very ridings
where they have the most work to do.
Had Harper not agreed to the equal-
ity of ridings in 2003, there would have
been no merger. Changing course to-
day, at least as far as the old Progres-
sive Conservative clan is concerned,
would be a broken trust. Relation-
ships will be shattered. Other divi-
sions, such as on social policy, will be
accentuated. e unity of cabinet, at
least among ministers who have taken
a strong stand on the equality issue,
will be weakened and rivalries estab-
lished. All this over an issue that will
not have any practical signicance
until Harper resigns as party leader.
is is the third consecutive Con-
servative meeting where forces have
clashed on the convention oor over
riding equality. But it may be the rst
time that lavish hospitality suites have
been organized over an issue with the
partys constitution. ose advocating
change hosted an extravagant party
at the Westin Hotel Friday evening,
replete with an open bar and gour-
met treats that one experienced ho-
telier estimated could have cost over
$30,000. is is a far cry from Reform
Party meetings that were typically
held in church basements where a hat
was passed to cover costs. Whoever
picked up the tab for the spread on
Friday night has not been disclosed,
but its worth asking where this ts
under the laws governing political
activity.
Macdonald used to say that when
you treat people like they are part of a
faction, as opposed to embracing them
within the mainstream, they become
factious. Stephen Harper recognized
this fact in pre-merger days when
he wrote, If co-operation is ever to
work, the fragments of Canadian con-
servatism must recognize that each
represents an authentic aspect of a
larger conservative philosophy.
e approach to resolving this dif-
ference of opinion, over three conven-
tions, has been anything but respect-
ful and cooperative. e protagonists
prefer a messy ght on the convention
oor to a resolution by more posi-
tive and respectful means. e real-
ity is the Tories have more important
problems to address, such as making
themselves attractive to Quebecers.
It seems peculiar that the decisive is-
sue of the 2011 convention is a pro-
posal that could alienate the few Que-
bec Tories who are trying to make a
dierence.
e Conservative legacy for the past
century is incessant internal debates,
personality conicts, and regional-
ism. e most important lesson Con-
servatives can learn from their his-
tory is that disunity and division are
a guarantee of failure. While conven-
tion delegates may debate the relative
theoretical merits of one-member-one
vote, the real issue being played out is
party unity. Following electoral tri-
umph they look old school by creating
divisions that may never heal.
Bob Plamondon is the author of
three national bestsellers, including,
most recently, Blue under: e
Truth about Conservatives from
Macdonald to Harper.
The most important lesson
from Conservative history?
Disunity and division are a
guarantee of failure ... which
is to say its time to move on
rancour over the
equality of ridings
threatens to fatally
disrupt party unity
and undermine their
prospects of sustaining
and advancing their
political fortunes.
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Today
7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Registration
7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.: National Council
Election (Rooms 205, 206, 207 & 208
Gatineau Salon)
8 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast (Parliament
Foyer)
8:15 a.m.: Doors open to Canada
Hall
9 a.m. Program begins
9:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Conservative
Fund report, Hon. Irving R. Ger-
stein, (Canada Hall, 3rd oor) 9:35
a.m. - 10 a.m. Maple Leaf Awards,
Laureen Harper, (Canada Hall, 3rd
oor)
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon Constitution Ple-
nary Session (Canada Hall, 3rd oor)
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Policy Plenary
Session
4 p.m.: National Council election
results (Canada Hall, 3rd oor)
4:05 p.m: Closing ceremonies
4:30 p.m. Formal portion of conven-
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