JessieJay said "Trevor is right to some extent. I don't know if it is a majority west of Ontario who want a trumpy type leader, but definitely there are those who do. I can name off quite a number of western Canadians who think trump is just the ticket and wish that he were Canada's PM. I hope there is not a majority that want that type of leader, or if so then I hope that eastern Canada continues to avoid voting conservative. "
my Facebook feed during the trump years was filled with yearning for trump to be Prime Minister here instead of Trudeau. There is much love for MAGA and trump. There is so much love for the American GOP political system to be done here.
The PPC and Maverick parties basically try to mirror trump policies. And this is what the CPC is afraid of, they don't want to lose support to PPC or Maverick, hence moving the CPC more to the right. They just installed a self professed MAGA supporter as interim leader. Just have to read any of the Wexit, National Post, Maverick Facebook pages to see the direction many conservatives want to see the direction Canada go. Only a few Conservative MP's voted to support the ban on Conversion Therapy. A therapy
And since the Conservatives have pretty much all the seats in MB, SK and AB locked up, they need to get more seats in Ontario. And for the most part those in Western Canada do have a hate on for Eastern Canada and think Eastern Canada has too much power, alienating those voters in Ontario.
This is the reality of the current Conservative Party of Canada. This is no longer the Progressive Conservatives of the years past.