- Find a new leader that is a bit more moderate on social issues (Rona Ambrose, Michael Chong, Lisa Raitt even) and bring back more progressive policies.
- Regarding Climate change; if you folks don’t want a carbon tax, you’ll need something more convincing to environmentally conscious voters then basically proposing some magic technology that hasn’t been invented yet to fight it. 63% of Canadians voted for parties that supported carbon pricing and who had serious climate change plans.
A big obstacle to climb if you persist in opposing this. As Chantal Hebert said on the CBC panel a couple of nights ago, from here on in, any party without a serious climate change plan is not likely to win.
This article from 2017, warning the Conservatives ignore Michael Chong at their peril, seems rather prescient right now.
