Thread by @jaycurrie

So two things seem to be happening, @CPC_HQ does not seem to be able to stop @PierrePoilievre from taking the leadership. Speculation is growing that come Fall, there will be a push for a rerun of the lockdown/passport system in support of the 2nd Gen jab. 1/

New lockdowns/passports/mandates to push another lightly tested product is, at this stage, speculative but a claque of Covidians seem intent on re-masking and excited about the jab 2.0. So, assuming PP becomes leader, what will he do? 2/

The politics of COVID seem to be that the more urban you are the more terrified of the bug you are and the more eager you are for strict measures for the greater good regardless of scientific or health merit. 3/

The Liberal/NDP coalition own those urban votes. If the Karens begin to shrill again in Fall, there is a pretty good chance those shrills will be answered. Loser O'Toole wasted his time trying to be even harder core than Trudeau and Singh. 4/

Got him no where. The @CPC_HQ Party of Toronto dimwits didn't realize the attachment of urbanites to whatever legacy media was peddling that week. Trudeau doubled down with his hate campaign against the unjabbed and won where he had to. 5/

@PierrePoilievre is going to be challenged very early on with the question of whether to support "public health" and "scientific consensus" or to carve his own path. It will be a real test of character because legacy media is already waiting to pounce. 6/

Oppose the lockdown/passport/mandate narrative and @PierrePoilievre will be denounced as a trucker adjacent, anti-science, anti-vaxer who cannot possibly win a General Election and whose opinions are so dangerous that they should not be reported. 7/

Which is where character comes in. O'Toole caved. Didn't even try to push back. I am hoping @PierrePoilievre is made of sterner stuff. Simply demanding that people advocating for Covid maximalist solutions show that they worked the last time is a start. 8/

But he also needs to center the Charter and Trudeau's willingness to trample Canadians' Rights without a shred of scientific evidence that putting in mandates would do the least good. 9/

We know Max and the #PPC took this principled stand from the get-go. Will @PierrePoilievre? I hope so. I think he would be surprised at how many "ungettable" voters have had enough of the Trudeau gov'ts simply ignoring our Rights. But he has to try. 10/10