Governing by Timeless Conservative Principles Would Set Canada on a Better Course

Governing by Timeless Conservative Principles Would Set Canada on a Better Course
Cyclists ride along the Ottawa River as Parliament Hill looms in the background, in afile photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Peter Best
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Commentary

There are several timeless conservative principles of political philosophy that in the past 30 years have been abandoned by all our political elites, and that if restored as fundamental guiding principles, would renew and galvanize conservatives. And if adopted by any political party, these old/new-again policies, which transcend regional interests, would make it, in the eyes of most of mainstream Canada, the occupant of the politically moral high ground and the party of daring reform, compassion, competence, and adult responsibility. It would set that party apart in a really positive way.

Peter Best
Peter Best
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Peter Best is a lawyer based in Sudbury, Ontario, and author of the 2018 book "There Is No Difference: An Argument for the Abolition of the Indian Reserve System and Special Race-based Laws and Entitlements for Canada’s Indians."
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