Why the Conservatives Keep Losing

Why the Conservatives Keep Losing

Commentary Pierre Poilievre’s loss in the 2025 federal election wasn’t merely a matter of strategic mistakes or media bias. It marked another chapter in a half-century pattern of cultural retreat by Canadian conservatives. While conservatives talk economics, the left seizes culture—and with it, the future. As a Canadian expatriate returning after a decade in Asia, I’ve watched the country I once called home drift into malaise. Housing is unaffor…