Jean Charest tries to repeat history with Conservative leadership bid

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Charest won his party a majority government and remained premier for nine years. If he has been reintroducing himself to voters during the federal leadership campaign, it has been with a careful effort not to reintroduce them to his baggage.Article content Asked whether it’s possible to draw a straight line from that event to Harper’s endorsement of his opponent, Charest said any animosity is on the former prime minister’s side. But he couldn’t resist quipping: “Now, a Conservative disappointed in reducing income taxes is a novelty.”

“I think I changed seven of them in the same year and really made the unions my adversaries,” he says. “I would’ve done that differently.” “It would’ve been more popular for me to do it than not to do it. I said no because I just didn’t believe in it.”

I feel embarrassed for him. Just who has convinced him he's a legitimate contender for Conservative leadership? What a sad moment in his political career.

Screw him, another con man 😬

Epic fail again. But this boy sure does love running for Government jobs, no matter what the party involved is.

isn't he a liberal ?

Good idea...

Like hell

Klaus Schwab approved

Yesterday man.

After 10 years as a Quebec, liberal party premier, with a liberal agenda, why is Charest even trying

If he wins we know it’s rigged no pc will vote for him

Just what we need another PM from Quebec.

How did that history work out? Oh yeah, with the death of the party

Know_Nothing_R With asking Liberals from Quebec to buy a membership and vote for him. Oh sorry a 'Volunteer asking' Yeah right. If he wins it is only by cheating.

How about he repeat the part where he goes home!!!

did anyone vote for this guy?

Guy is a liberal schmuck

Poilievre or Charest? Thank god I'm not a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Another damn liberal trying to be a conservative

Nope

Just retire

I have plenty of Jean Charest’s in my garden. I water them everyday.

Nit sure his is a history we want to repeat

No chance. JustinTrudeau rat spy.

Doug Ford but half-French

He has an unhealthy pallor 😳

WEF RACKET PLANT who will try to rig the outcome

Since they are using voting machines and not physically counting each vote guess there will be a repeat of the last US election.

I have bad feeling that Charest has conspired with the Liberals to thwart the will of Canadians that want Pierre. If that's the outcome, then Canada's fate is sealed.

He had his chance and failed, its time for someine new and fresh, thats why we need pierre for now, he deserve a chance to prove himself

Jean Charest...former Paid advocate for Huawei...ie-the Communist Party of China...tries to repeat history and trick Canadians into believing he is a Conservative yet again. ...there...fixed it...

Jean Charest needs to SUTF and stop pretending. This isn't Disney World of make-believe 🤮🤮🤮

He should retire to Florida. Old liberal c🍁nt

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