The Belinda Affair...

Kim at the Upward Call asked what I think of the Belinda affair in the comments. So I thought I would post a few thoughts on the matter.

Belinda Stronach was touted a 'moderate conservative' by our media. They gave her credit for making the Canadian Alliance party seem a little less right wing and therefore more palatable to the average Canadian. So they have portrayed her defection to the Liberal party as being a real blow to the conservative CA.

But what makes a 'moderate conservative' moderate? I believe she was liberal minded while being fiscally conservative. Should it really surprise us that someone who is overall liberal in her thinking should be tempted to join the Liberal party when offered a cabinet post? Certainly, she made a move to advance her own career. But switching sides is unthinkable for anyone who truly holds conservative values for our country.

Was Belinda's decision to cross the floor disappointing? For sure. But I'm not convinced she was really a true conservative in the first place. I'm convinced a true conservative could never in good conscience join the Liberals and that in the midst of proven corruption and a party more interested in hanging onto power by any means, including pursuing Belinda Stronach in the first place.