In a pointed criticism of the Conservative Party’s leadership, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston addressed the media on Wednesday, reflecting on the party’s recent electoral struggles. With four consecutive losses to the Liberal Party, Houston emphasized that it is time for the Conservatives to engage in serious introspection.
“There are many shades of blue,” he remarked, hinting at the variety within the Conservative ranks and the need for deeper collaboration. Houston lamented the missed opportunities for the Conservatives to reach out, learn from their experiences, and work with others across the political spectrum. “They decided not to, that’s their choice,” he stated, suggesting that this decision has contributed to their ongoing electoral failures.
When questioned about his own political ambitions, particularly regarding the leadership of the federal Conservatives, Houston reaffirmed his commitment to the people of Nova Scotia, stating he is currently focused on regional issues. His comments underscore not only his critical view of the Conservative leadership but also his dedication to local governance.
As the party faces these challenges, Houston’s critique serves as a call to action for Conservatives to reevaluate their strategies and seek broader avenues for engagement and collaboration.
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This guy is a total dork
Old tim houston also says when l was elected my first law was no snap elections! And then i broke my first law! And dr robert strang says l can close down tim houston any time! I heard old dr robert strang is already considered mask mandates and no sports for kids 11 with out proof of vaccinated! Old strang says the vaccine did not do a thing! He went on to say most people who die from covid are 98 years old! But old strang says nothing makes him more,excited than a ten year old boy in a mask! As old dr robert strang calls them covid soldiers!
I like Houston, great guy. Does his job with heart ❤
The Conservative extremists have ruined the party. Pollieve is a hard hard right wing politician appealing to religious extremists. It's dangerous and moving away from uniting a country and rather working to divide us. Canadians want leaders to be more central and to work together.. Regardless of party. This guy.. Doug Ford… And many others are working with Carney to do what's best for Canadians.
Global is just s brown nosing news outlet. This guy is unfriendly and cold
and I don't mind Houston, he's actually sane.
As an Ontario moderate, I might have voted for the Conservatives this time around if Poilievre did not base his campaign on culture war nonsense. His constant negativity and insults toward others did not help. We're not the US. We don't want to be. Don't bring that style of politics here.
What a dumb statement Poilievre brought more new conservatives than any other candidate than before. He got 25 new seats. Won 42% of vote share plus fought every party and the media. Better watch your back Tim – Nova Scotia is really red!
Voter turnout was low in Ontario. Ford isn’t popular and a lot of voters refused their ballot because none of the candidates were worthy! He got lucky because both Liberal and NDP candidate were weak! I dare him to call an election now after his Benedict Arnold role in the election!
Conservative pouters need not apply.
Poor losers do damage to the party and public imagine like Harper's letter.
The Conservative Party needs to get rid of PP
Seems like the people who want PP gone the most are Liberals…just reafirms the CPC base that he needs to stay. How long can Carney hold on if inflation rips and the economy sucks?
The only reason he is 'excited' about future of NS is that Carney will push his green energy agenda, and NS has lots of natural resources for it, thus getting all kinds of financing from all.of us!
PP is far right, so far right that he sounds extremist. We need normal sounding Tories.
PiPi is permanently branded with the MAGA mark. As long as he is involved the Conservatives won’t win. Step one is telling him to accept the election results. Step 2 is to excise the MAGA cancer from the membership and return to the fundamentals of ethical conservative policy.
Oh look, a Conservative that wins majorities by not allowing racists and bigots in the party. Wow!
This guy needs a new girlfriend or something
Tim Huston and Doug Ford have a lot in common as their both Liberals dressed in Conservative clothing! I'm a true Tory who is from Nova Scotia and met this wana be conservative at George Canyons meet and greet! Huston never impressed me, and I tell ya Huston will not get my vote next time! Huston you more-on … throwing Poilievre under the buss was not a good idea on your behalf …. Nova Scotians and Canadians know what you are and that's an untrustworthily Rhino!
Houston had 10-1 Liberals elected in his province. He can sit down, shut up and hand in his resignation any time now.
He seems very sweet and mild mannered
Largest vote in 40 years. They had to use "smart voting" and import migrants to win. Actual Canadians who aren't geriatric and brainwashed by state media will vote conservative again and again until this current liberal government is gone.
It was a rigged election thru and thru. No doubt in the minds of alot of people. no way carney won this fair no way in hell.
I hope all the Conservative Purists in the comments and the base they represent keep up their purity tests. Doing so will enable the Liberals to win endless consecutive terms.
How much? How much to sell your soul?
Alberta should be pushing for more electoral seats based on its population. 60 electoral seats if the maritime provinces have 32 electoral seats.
This guy is a good leader…I'm telling you. How many conservatives like him out there? This other conservative – Jamal is very awful and won?! Yikes.
Why Houston is not doing some soul searching himself? Aha, because he does not even have soul to do what Pierre did.
O' tools and Scheer couldn't kick out Trudeau, but Pierre did.
Others couldn't gain 25 more extra seat, but Pierre did, so just shout up your useless mouth, and think before you bark.
Nova Scotia is a bit of its own vibe.. HUGE Black population and lots of Black history there…. can't really rule "super" conservatively over there. Gotta have the sensitivity and openness of a liberal along with the conscientiousness of a conservative. He's got it all.
Poilievre is going nowhere. (We like the fact that the Liberals don't want him in … that tells us all he NEEDS to stay.) And the facts are evident why he needs to stay: He won more votes than any Conservative leader ever. He increased the seat count for the CPC. He grew the party like no other leader has done before him. He was the first Conservative leader to get the endorsements from blue collar unions. He got more pop vote % for ANY Conservative leader since Mulroney in 1988 — 35 years ago. Which means he got more pop vote % than Harper won with his 2011 majority. And his 41% will stick with him through thick and thin over the next 12-18 months while Carney's can only plummet with the inevitable failed polices, government mismanagement and corruption and scandals (and a new revived NDP) that will erupt through his short-lived Prime Ministership over the next 12-18 months.
The only reason Poilievre lost was due to the NDP imploding under an inept, ineffectual weak NDP leader. Next time, there will be a new more charismatic NDP leader who has probably learned their lesson not to back the Liberals so vehemently if they want to survive and win their seats back again. Poilievre is going nowhere and he will be oure next PM. And any CPC MP who attempts to unseat him will feel the wrath of the CPC membership base. Clear message to them all: "YOU OUST POILIEVRE, AND WE WILL OUST YOU!"
PP must go. A leader blew a 20 to 25 percent lead given by Justin Trudeau is considered successful. A lot of the 144 seats are results of Canadian want to punish Trudeau government not supporting PP. A new leader is needed for PC to win.
You will be replaced Houston. We conservatives will find a real conservative that stands with us not against!
Instead of pp if this guy was in his spot he would of have won no name calling decent talk pp has a bad mouth 😅
Liberal!! Not one word about the Chinese tariffs on our fishing industry! He knows net zero will decimate our fishing industry and farms!!
PP was and is a whining, complaining man with anger issues. Glad he didn't become PM.
Vote of non-confidence incoming!
As someone who is a Red Tory – I agree… The CPC did best under Harper because when campaigning, he kept the psychopathic ultra Christian social conservative wing from any semblance of touching policy…
What sealed my not being able to vote for CPC was 100% Pierre's "article 33 override the supreme court" – doesn't matter the reason, if he's ok doing it for one thing, then he'd be ok dokng it for others. The "biological clock", "arrest homeless people", and other comments just reinforced that…
What do you do when there are way too many uneducated voters and people believe what a government funded media tells them.
This guy basically told us that Pierres camp are a bunch of losers in a bubble. They thought they were going to win and didn't need anyone's help. Now they lost, and Pierre lost his seat. If it was Tim Houston, the CPC would have won. Pierre is the wrong candidate. And Tim is basically telling us this.
Listen to this guy, and listen to Danielle Smith in Alberta. This is what Tim is talking about in terms of shade of blue. The UCP is off the deep end, talking about unity crisis.
HAHAHAH … that is RICH coming from Tim Houston.
We’ve done the soul searching.
It’s Pierre Poilievre.
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Why you guys hate Pierre he dosen found guilty but you other guys found guilty he never got the chance to go I power I think he would do better than the liberals
I would vote conservative if they had a candidate like this
Collaborative party political colleagues are what’s needed to make a successful government…. always. ✔️🇨🇦✔️
Nov Scotia is a beautiful province with lovely, warm folks!
Lots of❤️from Ontario.
Reading the comments below it appears that some people think being a Liberal or a conservative means you have to either believe in Space aliens or you don't. Ok maybe not aliens. But men and women in politics gravitate to a party base on certain values the parties hold, but in no case do people in politics not want to do something better for Canada or their own Province, even if we all do not agree with it. This is why the PEOPLE have the say on election day. I know over my 70 years I have voted in many elections both Provincial and Federal and I have also voted differently in many of them, I have even voted Green party when I thought the others had nothing to offer. Inside the Party I see a slight need to support that party but as the PEOPLE we need to start looking at the values of the party running in that election and stop relying on "well I have always voted ——-" so i should do soo again this time. Then when things go bad we say well it's the governments fault. Ask the Americans how many voted for Trump as compared to how many just stayed true to their party and ask them how they feel about that now?
There is absolutely nothing 'Conservative' about Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston!!! Wake-up Nova Scotia!!!
Yea, conservatives have to actually be conservative. Too many so called Conservatives are left leaning and dont represent conservative values.
There you go!! A Conservative who I could and would vote for if I were in Nova Scotia. A man who should be leader of the Federal Conservatives, (if he were willing to learn French). No nasty immature name calling, no constant angry rhetoric and irritating obsessions with Liberal politicians. This man has an ability to work with the Liberal government for the betterment of his province and Canada as a whole. This man has the maturity to acknowledge where he agrees with Liberals. Different personality from Doug Ford but with the same approach of working together for the good of all. Unfortunately, the Federal Conservatives will not learn why Pollievre is so unappealing to many and they’ll put him back out there yelling at everyone that everything’s broken while coming up with childish names for other people instead of looking how we can protect our provinces and nation as a whole.