Tory finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan says older ethnic-minority Liberal voters turned off by ‘woke’ language from government as Conservatives attempt to repeat strategy used by Stephen Harper
The Conservatives are wooing ethnic-minority Canadians and newcomers to try to broaden their support in urban and suburban seats they need to win the next election, as a new poll shows the Tories have nibbled away at the Liberals’ lead among racialized voters since Pierre Poilievre became leader.
Mr. Hallan told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Polievre’s promotion of him, as well as Tim Uppal, who is also Sikh, andMs. Lantsman, told The Globe and Mail the party was actively engaged with many different communities across Canada and its next “buy” of advertising space would be focusing on ethnic media.“No party can form government without that kind of support and the Liberals have taken that support for granted,” she said.
“People came here for their kids’ future and their kids safety,” he said. “Newcomer values are Conservative values and that is why it has been easy to appeal.” He said they voted overwhelmingly Liberal in the Greater Toronto Area, in seats that Mr. Poilievre will need to flip to stand a chance of winning the next election.
Nik Nanos, founder of Nanos research, said a “key battleground in the next federal election will be the 905 group of ridings that are rich in suburban voters and ethnic groups,” bordering Toronto, that are “clearly up for grabs.” The 905 refers to the area code in that region. “The interesting twist when it comes to newcomers to Canada is that although they may be grateful to the Liberals for welcoming them to Canada, many new Canadians are socially conservative and focus on family values and entrepreneurship.”
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