You can't ignore that many people now. It is not likely to ever win government, but any government who do needs to win now needs to acknowledge they exist, and do what they can to earn their trust.
If we're back at the polls in two years they'll probably creep up another 2%, and get more and more annoying until the CPC finally does something to acknowledge the schism in their party.
It may take decades as well - but as long as PPC voters are consistent and serious about what they want - they may well get it!
but any government who do needs to win now needs to acknowledge they exist, and do what they can to earn their trust.
No, they're only relevant to the Conservatives (because those radical, far right-wing votes aren't available to the Liberals), and appeasing the 5% radical extreme-right fringe that makes up those PPC voters would kill the CPC with moderate swing voters who make up way more than 5%.
You're basically demanding the CPC commit electoral suicide otherwise you'll take your vote to the PPC and ensure the CPC loses. It's a no-win situation for the Conservatives in a vote-split scenario.
History has already proven Conservatives can never win elections when there's another right-wing party out there splitting the vote. See the whole Reform party saga. All the Reform party accomplished was to ensure the Liberals ruled for 13 years straight.
In a country that's 60-70% left-wing, Conservatives only get to govern because the left-wing vote is split. Split the right-wing vote too, and you get perpetual Liberal rule.
I really do not understand how PPC voters are assumed to have CPC as second choice. PPC is about a set of principals, right or wrong; I voted PPC, but was always NDP. I think the political scale is more than one dimensional.
You can't ignore that many people now. It is not likely to ever win government, but any government who do needs to win now needs to acknowledge they exist, and do what they can to earn their trust.
If we're back at the polls in two years they'll probably creep up another 2%, and get more and more annoying until the CPC finally does something to acknowledge the schism in their party.
It may take decades as well - but as long as PPC voters are consistent and serious about what they want - they may well get it!
No, they're only relevant to the Conservatives (because those radical, far right-wing votes aren't available to the Liberals), and appeasing the 5% radical extreme-right fringe that makes up those PPC voters would kill the CPC with moderate swing voters who make up way more than 5%.
You're basically demanding the CPC commit electoral suicide otherwise you'll take your vote to the PPC and ensure the CPC loses. It's a no-win situation for the Conservatives in a vote-split scenario.
History has already proven Conservatives can never win elections when there's another right-wing party out there splitting the vote. See the whole Reform party saga. All the Reform party accomplished was to ensure the Liberals ruled for 13 years straight.
In a country that's 60-70% left-wing, Conservatives only get to govern because the left-wing vote is split. Split the right-wing vote too, and you get perpetual Liberal rule.
I really do not understand how PPC voters are assumed to have CPC as second choice. PPC is about a set of principals, right or wrong; I voted PPC, but was always NDP. I think the political scale is more than one dimensional.
You can't even spell principles.