In Calgary last month

It was no surprise that Pee Pee retained the leadership of Conservative party at its convention last month. He’s a real CRAP candidate.

Okay, how’s your knowledge of Canadian political history?

Once upon a time there were two main political parties in Canada: the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives. That’s right, folks, the Conservatives actually called themselves progressive.

As I’ve written before, back in the once upon a time there really wasn’t much difference between Liberal and Conservative politicians. Yes, the Tories were more fiscally conservative, but that was the main thing. Hell, they had no problem with universal health care and other “socialist” policies. That was before the upstart, social conservative Reform party came along and stole all their safe seats in Alberta, Saskatchewan and rural Ontario.

That was the end of there being anything progressive about Conservatives. In an effort to stop the vote splitting and get the right wing back into power, the two parties merged in 2000 to form the Conservative Reform Alliance Party (which even the right wing National Post couldn’t resist pointing out spelt CRAP). The name was quickly changed to the Alliance Party. And then back to the Conservatives.

Progressive wasn’t really the point of the policies voted on last month. Immigration – BOO. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – BOO. Crime – Boo. (Actually, I’ll give them one point on crime – the vote in favour of enacting stricter laws to try to prevent intimate partner violence.) Gender conversion therapy – YAY! (Happily, the vote to overturn the national ban on this cruel practice was defeated – on a technicality.)

The delegates may not have received the memo about their dear leader, but party grandees have.

The majority of Canadians just don’t like Pee Pee.

Post convention, he has become quite conciliatory. Let’s work together for the good of the country, blah, blah, blah. You buying it? Me neither, although it makes a nice change. The last thing the Conservatives want is a spring election, which they could in theory force. Not only is Pee Pee unpopular with the general population, a lot of Conservatives (you know, the remnants of the progressive ones) really like Carney and would probably vote for him to stay in power.

I see a lot of posts on Facebook criticising measures being taken by Mark Carney. Do I disagree with some of his proposals? Yes. Am I disappointed that climate and reconciliation seem to be on the back burner (if they’re on any burner at all)? Yes, yes, yes. Very much so. But I also remember why I joined the Liberal Party last year, as did many, many people who’ve never voted Liberal in their lives – to vote for Carney as leader because he was more likely than anyone else to beat Pee Pee in a general election. Which he did. Also because I trusted Carney’s ability to deal with the now completely unguarded insanity of the Tangerine Wankmaggot

When I ask the naysayers if they think Pee Pee would be doing a better job than Carney right now, they tell me that’s not the point. Excuse me, but as far as I’m concerned, it very much is the point.