Gunther: This is Jean Charest's vanity project.

He will not commit to supporting the Conservative Party of Canada in the next federal election. So his campaign is nothing more than a vanity project.

It's all about Jean.

Charest's campaign has long been distinguished by smug elitism and contempt for Conservative constituencies. In fact, his narrow "progressive" golden is a disdain for Canadians with whom he does not share the triangle (Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto). country view.

Charest has shown himself to be little more than Justin Trudeau politically, but perhaps Trudeau's hallmark of signaling virtue instead of governing and being despicable to all United Nations. - "awakened" insults committed in our country's past.

Charest and Trudeau seem to be almost equally obsessed with climate change. In fact, Charest's environmental laws as Prime Minister of Quebec were very similar to Trudeau's policies during his tenure.

Now, after remarks made by Charest following Wednesday's leadership debate, his informal campaign slogan was, "If you don't let me win , I'll take my ball and go home." "

It was a tactical mistake for Mr Charest to join Wednesday's debate after front-runner Pierre Polivre and social conservative Leslin his Rep. Lewis declined to attend." .

This left Charest on the stage with only two of his candidates, MP Scott Aitchison and former Ontario MP Scott Aitchison, his Roman Baber. With Aitchison and Baber, he looks like another Ran from afar. The chalet seemed smaller instead of bigger.

But perhaps the most important point of the night was CBC's after the debate when Chris Rands asked his Charest, "Will you stay and run for the party if we don't win?" media availability.

It's a legitimate question and one that's straightforward and easy to answer – if your answer is yes.

"It is a real honor for me to lead the party and become Canada's next Prime Minister," he replied, without a clear sense of conviction or joy.

He added that he was "focused on one goal and that is to become the leader of the party and Prime Minister of Canada." (This is actually his dual purpose, but you get the point, Mr. Snarlypuss.)

In a follow-up, Rand asked:

Once again frustrated, Charest dodged.

It is not difficult to forge a "honest" oath of allegiance. It happens all the time.

In many political parties, after the results are announced, the runner-up rushes to congratulate the winner, then approaches the microphone and announces the new boss.

Many of these runners-up no doubt have blasphemy and insults in their heads, but put on a brave face for the party.

Not Charest.

From the beginning, Charest's campaign was based on the mistaken belief that small conservatives could not win the Canadian general election. he is a liberal (Since he spent nine years as Prime Minister of the Liberal Party of Quebec, 14 years as leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec, and the last time he did anything formal as a Conservative Party), carbon taxes, comfort with communist China, guns, etc. It launched many policies that pleased the Liberal Party. Control and a lot of public spending.

But somehow I expect the Conservative Party to gratefully accept his leadership simply because he is not Justin Trudeau. Disdainful, but not so much as welcoming Charest.