CBC: Brown says it appears the party is shedding support on both sides of the independence debate: from separatists who wish Smith had taken a stance of support, and federalists frustrated by the question in the first place.
“She’s trying to walk the middle of the road, between the moderate, business conservatives and the far-right populist base that’s still angry over COVID restrictions,” said John Santos, data scientist with Janet Brown Opinion Research.
“And she’s getting hit by traffic on both sides of the road.” …