Canadian Press: Canada and Centre Conference

canadian press: It's clear that conservatives at the Manning Centre conference were thinking about the political ramifications of the seismic political shift in the U.S. in recent months, according to The Waterloo Record. But does it matter what those particular conservatives think In the Populism Project, The Canadian Press is exploring the factors that led to Trump's victory, how it is changing politics in Canada and testing them against the current economic, social and political climate of Canada to see whether the potential exists for the same kind of political upheaval here. There was a panel devoted exclusively to the topic of whether Trumpism could be exported to Canada, and more than one other session made mention of the Trump effect. Held in Ottawa every year, the Manning Conference attracts a particular swath of the conservative movement the self-described policy and politics junkies eager to chew on the issues of the day. Common folk don't come to events like this, he told a panel at the conference called Down with The Elites It's the so-called common folk understood to have propelled Trump to victory, not just in the general presidential election. Put another way, suggested Toronto politician Doug Ford, not exactly the average voter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.