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Pierre Poilievre won the right to stay on as leader — Terry Newman, May 5

In 2015, Canadian voters swooned over “nice hair” and voted in a sophomoric leader who decimated our economy, boasted his “faux-feminist” leanings, nearly doubled the size of an already bloated federal bureaucracy, and sponsored immigration that far exceeded our capacity for housing and health care. Under two successive leaders, the Conservative opposition failed to hold the (minority) governing party to account for its numerous ethical breaches and policy blunders.

Since assuming leadership in 2022, Pierre Poilievre, a smart, polished communicator, has been an effective opposition voice, with an unrelenting message of “axe the carbon tax,” “tough on crime,” and making housing affordable for working Canadians.

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Fast forward to the coronation of Mark Carney as Liberal leader and prime minister, and the recent election. Formerly a card-carrying member of the Davos climate zealots, but willing to put his hypocrisy on full display, Carney immediately stole a page from the Conservative playbook, cancelling the consumer carbon tax.

The Conservatives earned 41 per cent of the popular vote and increased the size of the CPC caucus by 24 seats. To contemplate further leadership chaos would be an insult to the millions of Canadian voters who have put their confidence in Pierre Poilievre as our next prime minister.

May it happen sooner rather than later.

Susan Silverman, Toronto

Re: On election night, CBC shamelessly cheered on Mark Carney — Terry Newman, May 1

Beyond doubt, anyone who is not powerfully committed to the Liberal party gritted their teeth every time they tuned into the CBC’s coverage of our past election. This is nothing new for anyone with a desire for more objective reporting of all things political in Canada. The bias against conservative themes and leaders is a constant factor in the national orientation toward left-leaning solutions to all issues.

But the issue is not just the CBC. All major Canadian broadcasters seem to share the same monochromatic view of issues that vary only in the sequence of presentation of their offerings. Of even greater concern is the selection of issues on which they report. Items of conservative interest generally receive lesser or no reporting when they might reflect badly on the government in power — particularly when the government is Liberal.

Canada desperately needs another national broadcaster beyond CBC, Global (Corus Entertainment), CTV (Bell Media), and Rogers. The monopolistic power of this group is controlled by CRTC licensing regulations that limit the emergence of another network — one that might reflect a more open interpretation of what warrants being reported.

The National Post is the only print/digital media that offers a centre-right balance in its content; there is no reason why the Postmedia-owned news site could not evolve into a national broadcasting........

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