BERNIER: Elect me to 'restore sanity in this country' | Western Standard - Linda Slobodian:
May 12, 2023 - "People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Leader Maxine Bernier ... announced Friday he’ll run in Manitoba’s Portage-Lisgar by-election ... at a press conference in Portage la Prairie. Bernier said it will be a 'two-horse' race between him and Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) opponent Brenden Leslie. The seat was previously held since 2008 by Candice Bergen, CPC’s interim leader in 2022.... Bernier urged constituents to join the political revolution and compared the PPC to the old Reform Party....
"Bernier cited inflation 'eating away at our standard of living,' skyrocketing government and household debt, and a 'hopelessly broken' health care system.... 'But even worse than the state of our economy is the state of our culture. We are living in highly immoral times'.... 'We are living in a completely different society, one overtaken by evil'....
"'Radical cultural Marxists seized control of our educational system, the mainstream media, and governments. They push a program of anti-life, anti-family, and anti-Canadian values. Gender ideology and the trans movement are promoting confusion and the mutilation of children. It is useless to debate with these extremists. There is no common ground. They seek only one objective — to destroy Canadian society as we know it and upend the traditional structures of life which have underpinned our civilization. Their insanity is undermining our traditions, our history, and our nation'....
"He accused the Conservative Party of Canada of 'giving up.' 'Whether it's gender ideology, mass immigration, climate hysteria, the cult of diversity, or abortion, the CPC has refused to fight the necessary cultural battles. They are too scared of negative coverage from the mainstream media and being called bigots. They have sat on their hands as the radical left has taken over our society' [he said.] 'I am ready to fight. The PPC is ready to fight. That is why I am proud to announce I am putting my name forward in the upcoming by-election to be your representative, you the people of Portage-Lisgar, in the House of Commons. Because families deserve a strong voice.'
"In 2021, the PPC earned 5.1% of the vote [nationwide]. In 21 ridings the size of the PPC vote was higher than the number of votes Conservative candidates lost by....Bernier ran and lost in Beauce in 2019 and 2021 after he quit the Conservative Party in 2018 — after losing the leadership contest to Andrew Scheer — and formed the PPC. Bernier held several positions in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government....
"The riding has been held by Conservatives since it was created in 1997. In 2021, the PPC won 22% of the vote.
"His opponent, Brendan Leslie, served as Bergen’s campaign manager. 'If Maxime Bernier does decide to leave his home province of Quebec in an attempt to boost his profile and raise money for his party, I think it will only further prove to the residents of Portage-Lisgar, and all Canadians, that Mr. Bernier is an opportunist who will go anywhere and say anything he thinks will get him the most attention,' said Leslie in [a] written statement."
UNCUT VIDEO: Maxime Bernier says race for byelection is between him & fake conservative | CBC Manitoba | May 12, 2023:
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