In this conversation, Ricochet columnist Andrew Mitrovica suggests that the new Tory Boss is a lot like the old Tory Boss and that, with Andrew Scheer’s elevation to the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, we can expect to see a continuation of Harper-era policies including soft bigotry and dog-whistle identity politics.
Plus, excerpts and analysis on recent pieces from Supriya Dwivedi, Barbara Kay and Michael Taube writing on Andrew Scheer for American conservative media outlet The National Review.
You can read Andrew’s piece on the soft bigotry of Andrew Scheer here.
Listen to “Deciphering Andrew Scheer: the Soft Bigotry of So-Con Values” on Spreaker.
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