Kevin O Leary and Conservatives

Preston Manning: His appearance on the Friday afternoon of the Manning Centre conference of conservatives was a counterpoint to most of the strategizing by party activists grappling with their future, according to Toronto Star. For every call to engage on the environment, for every discussion that marked the need for Conservatives to reach urban women or young voters, for every call to rewrite the Conservative story for Canadians, there was someone in the hall talking about the TV star and businessman and his preening mix of showmanship and bombast. Kevin O’Leary is that bright shiny object. Former Reform leader Preston Manning, the patriarch of the centre which bears his name, presided over the first of these conferences with the party in opposition in a decade. He told his flock they have to regain the trust of electors because without that trust voters will not believe anything Conservatives say on values, issues or policies. He reminded delegates Conservatives are now also opposition in eight of 10 provinces and are in a minority among big city mayors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.