An electoral breakthrough in Quebec has for decades been a goal of the modern Conservatives, who are gathering in the province’s capital this weekend for the first party convention under leader Pierre Poilievre.
But with Poilievre riding high in the national polls, are gains in Quebec still a necessary part of a winning Conservative campaign?
“The fact of the matter is, if you took Quebec out of Canada … Conservatives would win almost every single election,” said Fred DeLorey, who was former CPC leader Erin O’Toole’s campaign manager in 2021.
In an interview with host Catherine Cullen on CBC’s The House, DeLorey said it would
