Gerard Deltel is disappointed and angry at the treatment meted out to his former colleague

Gerard Deltel said he was disappointed and angry at the treatment meted out to his former colleague Alain Race.

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Prudent since Pierre Poilivre took over as head of the Conservative Party of Canada, the MP for the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent was furious when he received a text message to party members to call the office. Constituency and demanded the resignation of Deputy Alain Reyes.

Mr. Deltel, who supported Jean Charest in this leadership race, commented on the situation for the first time on the set of the “Le Monde à l’Envers” show. “When I saw it, it really pissed me off, as did all the colleagues for that matter,” he said.

The Conservative Party of Canada apologized for the automatic dispatch on its Twitter account at the end of the week. A first for this federal party, Mr. Deltell insisted.

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There is no shame in being right wing

Gérard Deltel told Stefan Bureau that it is sometimes difficult to assert himself as a conservative activist in a country where he is not, but that there is no need to be ashamed of advocating these far-right or center-right ideas.

“There’s no shame in thinking about family values, there’s no shame in thinking about taxpayers’ wallets, the tax aspect, there’s no shame in thinking that you should live within our means. There’s no shame in thinking that we can develop the full potential of the natural resources that we have here in Quebec and do it smartly and properly. That’s who we are. Let’s be proud and conservative values ​​are the same,” said the MP, who is completely at ease in his party.

After this interview the panelists reacted strongly.

Yasmin Abdelfadel, who believes that the current conservatives do not respect traditional conservative thinking either regionally or federally, Mr. Deltel was disappointed with the answers. “For me, the party line should never go beyond loyalty to one’s own beliefs, to one’s own allies. […] Gerald Deltel is used to speaking frankly to us, standing up when he believes in something. Unfortunately this week, he didn’t convince me, he let me down,” she said.

Guy Nantel, for his part, sympathized with Gerard Deltel on Friday evening, stressing that the party was fighting a break. “This party has reached a dead end when it no longer has anything to do with the economic right it has. We are not in the conservatism we have already seen with Brian Mulroney. He opined that there is a danger that this party will split and give birth to a new party.

To watch the full interview, watch the video above.