Bolstered by the Conservative Party’s record leads in the polls against the governing Liberals, attendees at the Canada Strong and Free conference last week say they’ve experienced confidence and energy unseen since the 2010s, which has given the movement a certainty in their values to unapologetically “say what they mean” and reject the “centrist orthodoxy” demanding moderation to win an election. 

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