Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at his party convention on Sept. 8, 2023 in Québec. A strategy focused on fiscal conservatism, family and traditional values regarding sexuality could be very advantageous for his party.
La Presse Canadienne/Jacques Boissinot
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
Andrew Scheer rises to announce he’s stepping down as Conservative leader in the House of Commons in Ottawa.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Those who claim that Scheer’s positions on a woman’s right to choose and a same-sex couple’s right to marry are irrelevant so long as he refuses to reopen debate are missing the point.
The divisive right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, seen in here on a campaign poster, is often likened to Donald Trump. Some supporters take pride in the comparison.
Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
Brazil’s evangelical Christians are an increasingly powerful political force. These conservative, faith-based voters are now backing a divisive firebrand known for racist remarks for the presidency.
Ontario Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown addresses supporters in Toronto on Feb. 18. The former party leader resigned his position after sexual misconduct allegations, only to re-enter the race for his vacated position after refuting the allegations.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The Ontario PCs are reeling from the fallout of Patrick Brown’s removal as leader in January and his subsequent return to the leadership race. Can the party pull it together in time for the June vote?
LGBTQ activists protest the Queermuseu’s closing.
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Marcia Tiburi, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
Artists, free speech advocates and gay rights activists in Brazil are dismayed after an LGBTQ-centric exhibit was closed because the subject matter offended evangelical Christians.