You’ve probably heard the news by now: delegates at the Conservative Party convention voted late Friday to keep Pierre Poilievre on as the party leader.
While that’s the big headline from the weekend, the convention itself gave us an interesting snapshot of what the Conservative Party of Canada looks and sounds like in 2026.
The first big thing: they accredited oddball influencers, including those who have been caught spreading disinformation, while refusing to accredit actual media like the National Observer.
Beyond that, the policy debates proved interesting — if largely unsurprising. Like, of course the party that banned a legitimate media outlet and accredited influencers voted to defund CBC/Radio Canada.
The party definitely wants to see stricter immigration laws. They also don’t want to see any DEI in the workplace, but also want there to be a focus on merit (which are two contradicting goals, given DEI efforts in Canada largely serve to ensure fairness in the workplace). Then there’s the support of a “stand your ground”-style law here in Canada, despite evidence these laws don’t work.
But one of the most interesting debates had to do with conversion therapy.
In today’s video, I’ll break it all down.
