"The Conservatives generally still feel like rubes. Their MPs went to Bible colleges or no colleges. They’re from out west but not from Vancouver. They are socially hard-right — anti-abortion and pro-religion — which doesn’t play well in the rest of Canada. The fact that Ottawa Inc. throws money at them doesn’t ease their status anxiety."
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The bit about Britain is interesting, too! As an Eton scholar myself, I don't remember having to answer questions as silly as the ones Heather quotes... but that was 60 years ago!