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Why the Conservatives Keep Losing

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Why the Conservatives Keep Losing
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to his supporters alongside his wife Anaida Poilievre after the April 28 federal election, in Ottawa on April 29, 2025. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Brock Eldon
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Pierre Poilievre’s loss in the 2025 federal election wasn’t merely a matter of strategic mistakes or media bias. It marked another chapter in a half-century pattern of cultural retreat by Canadian conservatives. While conservatives talk economics, the left seizes culture—and with it, the future.

Brock Eldon
Brock Eldon
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Brock Eldon teaches Foundations in Literature at RMIT University in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in English Language and Literature at King’s University College at Western in London, Ontario, and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. His debut non-fiction novella, “Ground Zero in the Culture War,” appeared in C2C Journal.