I'm not sure I fully agree on either point. I mean, yes, I'm with you on Trudeau and SNC, among other things. But there is an argument that PP is a threat to democratic norms based on some of his populist rhetoric.
On the flip side, though, I don't know that I agree that the entire platform is just superficial. A lot of the policy proposals are really about reversing liberal measures. This is from today, and nothing he suggests here really sounds all that different from anyone else who might have lead the CPC or might lead them in future (leaving aside the question about whether any of it is actually a good idea in the present moment, obviously):
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