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David,
Justin Trudeau's government is falling apart. We need to defeat him and his NDP-Liberal coalition, but to do so, we must be united as one voice.
These past months have seen a lot of anger and many accusations flying between campaigns. It damages our Party and our message, but worst of all, it damages our ability to come together when the leadership campaign is over.
There are real concerns about a split in the Party again if we don't deal with this.
So I want to say to you here and now: when I am Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, YOU will be welcome in our party.
I recognize that many of us have different opinions and beliefs, but our ability to unite despite our differences has been our greatest strength. No other party in Canada has been able to bring together such a diverse set of groups with a common vision.
Your voice in this coalition is important. It helps bring perspective and representation to the decision table, even if we don't all always agree with one another.
What unites us is greater than where we differ. As a leader, I understand and respect this.
I respect you and your beliefs, and there is room at my table for you to be part of the discussion.
We may not always agree on the final direction chosen, but it is absolutely critical to our unity that your voice is heard!
That is the kind of Conservative Party I want to lead, and the kind of Conservative Party I want you to be a part of.
We need to agree on this now before divisiveness pushes us too far away from one another.
We are all stronger together, and only together are we going to defeat Justin Trudeau.
Sincerely,
Jean Charest
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David,
Le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau s'effondre. Nous devons le vaincre, lui et sa coalition néo-démocrate-libérale, mais pour ce faire, nous devons parler d'une seule voix.
Nous avons été témoins de beaucoup de colère dans les derniers mois et de nombreuses accusations voler entre les campagnes. Cela nuit à notre parti et à notre message, mais pire que tout, cela nuit à notre capacité de nous unir une fois la campagne à la direction terminée.
Il y a de réelles inquiétudes quant à une nouvelle scission si nous ne nous occupons pas de cela.
Alors je veux vous dire ici et maintenant : quand je serai chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, VOUS serez les bienvenus.
Je sais que beaucoup d'entre nous ont des opinions et des croyances différentes, mais notre capacité à nous unir malgré nos différences a toujours été notre plus grande force. Aucun autre parti au Canada n'a été en mesure de réunir un ensemble aussi diversifié de groupes différents partageant une vision commune.
Votre voix dans cette coalition est importante. Cela contribue à ajouter de la perspective et une meilleure représentation à la table de décision, même si nous ne sommes pas toujours d'accord les uns avec les autres.
Ce qui nous unit est plus grand que ce qui nous divise. En tant que leader, je comprends et respecte cela.
Je vous respecte, vous et vos croyances, et il y a de la place à ma table pour que vous participiez à la discussion.
Nous ne sommes peut-être pas toujours d'accord sur la direction finale choisie, mais il est absolument essentiel pour notre unité que votre voix soit entendue !
C'est le genre de Parti conservateur que je veux diriger, et le genre de Parti conservateur dont je veux que vous fassiez partie.
Nous devons nous mettre d'accord là-dessus maintenant avant que les divisions ne nous éloignent trop les uns des autres.
Nous sommes tous plus forts ensembles, et ce n'est qu'ensemble que nous allons battre Justin Trudeau.
Sincèrement,
Jean Charest
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FULL: Final Conservative leadership debate from Aug. 3
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Pierre Poilievre skips leaders debate, talks to farmers, oilmen and coal miners at Estevan, Sask.
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While Poilievre mocks, his Conservative leadership rivals offer a few parting words
'You have to actually show up,' says Jean Charest
3 of 5 candidates keep it civil in final Conservative leadership debate
Provided one final opportunity to publicly address the entirety of the Conservative party membership, Jean Charest wanted to make clear that he was at least physically present.
"You have to show up. You have to actually show up," he said, seated around a small table with two of his fellow candidates for Wednesday's third official Conservative leadership debate in Ottawa. "You have to speak to the membership. You can't treat them with contempt."
Later he added that "leadership is about showing up... in all circumstances."
Charest didn't use Pierre Poilievre's name, but he didn't need to — because Poilievre (along with Leslyn Lewis) was noticeably not there.
Without the presumptive front-runner — and all available metrics suggest Poilievre could have an overwhelming lead — there couldn't be much of a debate. So Wednesday night's event seemed mostly a chance for the other candidates to offer a few parting words before the party apparatus is likely handed over to Poilievre.
Whatever Charest's protests, Poilievre's absence seems like a logical extension of his anti-establishment politics. Poilievre is hardly the first front-runner to not want to expose himself to unnecessary risk in a confrontational debate.
But he didn't just skip the debate — his campaign criticized the party for even trying to hold a third official debate and publicly lambasted party organizers for how one of the previous debates was staged.
Then, last night, Poilievre appeared at his own event in Regina and mocked the candidates who did take part in the debate.
Pierre
Poilievre, the putative front-runner in the Conservative leadership
race, did not attend the third leadership debate in Ottawa on Wednesday.
In fact, he ridiculed it from Regina. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
Many Conservatives have no doubt delighted in watching Poilievre hurl rhetorical bombs in other directions over the last several months (and years), but Poilievre operates on the internal logic that you're either with him or against him — and other Conservatives clearly shouldn't assume they're immune from being placed in the latter group.
Worries about anger and division
Scott Aitchison, the Conservative backbencher who has pitched himself as the even-tempered and reasonable candidate in the leadership race, made noises again on Wednesday night about the tone and direction of the party.
"Our answer to Justin Trudeau's divisive politics cannot be more division. We must lead with respect," he said. "We have to offer real solutions to the challenges Canadians face every day and produce a government that actually delivers results. We can't be the party that just rails against government — we have to be the party that offers better government, that actually respects taxpayer dollars and delivers results."
Later, Aitchison said, "This leadership campaign has been divisive and in some cases embarrassing."
If this was directed at anyone in particular, Aitchison didn't say. But the upshot of this was merely that Conservatives have to "come together."
"Whoever the leader is on Sept. 11, every one of us must come together," Aitchison said.
Should Conservatives still come together if the party is not living up to Aitchison's stated ideals? Perhaps that is a question for another day.
When it was his turn to make a closing statement, Charest summoned some of the verve that has made him a formidable voice in Canadian politics for more than 30 years, and hit on what could have been a central element of an argument against Poilievre's candidacy.
"A lot of Canadians are … tired, they're frustrated, some of them are angry. But anger is not a political program," Charest said. "The challenge of real leaders who show up is to take that and to translate that into something positive for the future of the country."
There was a similar flicker of this from Charest in the much-lamented leadership debate in May.
Nothing is over until all the votes are counted. But if Charest had run a stronger and smarter campaign to this point, he might have been in a better position to land such a closing argument. It seems unlikely that simply showing up to a third debate is going to be enough to swing the leadership race now.
As it stands, Charest will likely have to content himself with the possibility of being able to say "I told you so" if Poilievre's leadership of the Conservative party ends in tears.
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