A CONSERVATIVE PARTY member recently said he was fed up with the direction of various federal leadership candidates. He wants to lead a discussion about Canadian conservatism’s future and help create a new national party along these lines. Who’s behind this initiative? Scott Gilmore. My, my. There certainly are a lot of crickets this time of year. Let’s be frank. Most Canadians don’t have the foggiest idea who Gilmore is. He’s not a household name in Tory circles of interest – or most circles, for that matter. He’s a former diplomat and social entrepreneur who founded a worthwhile charity, Building Markets. As noted in the Dec. 2, 2013, issue of Forbes, its mission has been to identify “local businesses in six developing countries, including Liberia,” and to help “them grow by linking them with global contracts and suppliers.” Gilmore also writes a weekly column for Maclean’s magazine and contributes to the Boston Globe. His political views appear to mostly fall under the classification of Red Toryism or left-leaning conservatism, and he’s been fairly critical of Canada’s Conservatives and the U.S. Republican Party. Gilmore even admitted in an Oct. 20, 2015, Maclean’s column that in spite of his family having “supported [...]![]()
