"We must be willing to listen, and stop thinking that dissent is somehow dangerous to us."
Former British Columbia Prime Minister Christie Clarke has made an impassioned plea to the more moderate Conservatives to end the cycle in the country , and hinted that Jean Chareste might be the right person for the job.
Clark was the keynote speaker at the Center He Ice Conservative Party conference in Edmonton on Thursday. He grows a strong centrist base in Canada.
"I believe we have an opportunity to change the cycle of divisive politics in this country, and today's meeting is the beginning of that," Clark said.
"You can choose a leader to bring us together, or you can choose a leader to tear us apart."
Clark said he would vote for the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. , did not disclose who would be her first choice. But she said that former Quebec premier Jean Chareste "would make a great prime minister."
Her declaration erupted in applause in the room. .
"By the way, I thought Tasha Keiridin would be a great prime minister, too," Clark added.
He Kheiriddin, who was in the room, considered running for the Conservative leadership election, but decided to support Charest instead. A political commentator and author, he currently co-chairs the National Campaign.
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Having led Canada's third largest province for more than six years, Clark draws on his experience as a coalition leader within BC. I looked back. liberal. She said she learned to listen to people who "hate [her] guts" and thought she was "absolutely wrong about everything."
"You see, it was a great experience for me because I learned that I can sit with people I don't like. We were able to have a civil conversation," she said. ' and accused him of further contributing to the division of the country.
"I think it's really important that we all get vaccinated," she said. "But I don't think people who refuse vaccinations are stupid and disloyal to the country."
"I think they disagree with me. But I am happy that they have the right to speak for themselves.”
She said the Conservatives were running "extreme competition" and playing "to the brink of political divisions." He said that exposure to toxic chemicals would save Canadians from "clickbait politicians who think the best way to succeed is to exploit and prey on the worst human instincts."
"We must be allowed to speak. We must be willing to listen. And we must consider that the opposing views are somehow dangerous to us because they differ from ours."
At the Center Ice Conservatives conference, various speakers from the Conservative movement spoke from economic growth to promoting the energy sector and the energy transition. , and even discussed Canada's foreign policy.
"I think I've heard more good ideas here than I've heard in the Conservative leadership race in recent months," said Alberta businessman and former Conservative Party leader. Rick Peterson is the lead candidate and founder of the giggly Center Ice Conservatives.
As the panelists advocated higher productivity gains and exploitation of important minerals, some comments more or less directed to the current state of the Conservative Party of Canada snuck in here and there.
"It's especially nice to see so many conservatives who would rather talk about growth and policy than say 'Will the World Economic Forum control our future?'" Political columnist Andrew Coyne commented. Laughter and applause in the hall.
Kheiriddin said:
"This is where people can meet, find common ground and really have civil conversations about issues to move forward," she said.
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