UK, Australia Ex-PMs Johnson and Abbott Laud Tories’ High Polling in Canada, Emphasize Importance of Freedom

(L-R) Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and host John O’Sullivan, president of the Danube Institute in Budapest, speak at a panel on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2024. Omid Ghoreishi/The Epoch Times

OTTAWA—Former conservative Prime Ministers Boris Johnson of the UK and Tony Abbott of Australia predict their Canadian partisan cousins are on their way to winning the next federal election.

“It’s fantastic to be here in Canada, where we’re just seeing incredible sense that the Conservative Party is not only resurgent, but is poised for victory,” Mr. Johnson said on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network 2024 in Ottawa on April 10. Mr. Johnson was leader of the British Conservative Party from and prime minister of the UK from 2019 to 2022.