Federal Conservatives could learn some lessons from how Doug Ford led the Progressive Conservatives to re-election in Ontario last week, but they may not be able to replicate his playbook, election analysts say.
“I think there are lessons, particularly in the [Greater Toronto Area] for the federal Conservatives to learn,” said Duane Bratt, a political science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary.
“After all, Ford won a hell of a lot of seats in Toronto and in the GTA, something that the federal Conservatives haven’t been able to do in multiple election cycles.”
The federal Conservatives are in the midst of a leadership
