Infighting, lack of diversity among pitfalls of Conservative's 2021 election campaign: source

The Conservative caucus is expected to hear details today about how their 2021 election campaign ended in a defeat, with one source telling CTV News that party infighting and a lack of candidate diversity were among the pitfalls.

The source, who has direct knowledge of the review led by former Alberta MP James Cumming, said infighting during two leadership races in less than five years has resulted in a loss of trust among voters.

“[Voters] can’t trust a political party to govern if they can’t govern themselves and voters are worried that this infighting can lead to key policy shifts on the economy, and social issues,” the source said.

Also expected to be outlined as an area of improvement is the need to better acquaint voters with the leader and his senior team.

“[O’Toole] still isn’t a known commodity but there’s a lot about his experience that’s worth talking about.”