Scott Aitchison has some parting advice for his fellow Conservatives in Parliament

Toronto Star: A Conservative win means bringing back voters with grey hair like his, and appealing to “the retired accountant from Burlington,” he says.

Asked whether he believes Poilievre and the party, who have focused on cost-of-living and housing struggles younger Canadians face, have paid enough attention to getting older voters back, the MP says, “I don’t think they have, actually.”

…One of the challenges Aitchison sees is navigating the various factions within the caucus, including one that he and other MPs describe as the “freedom caucus,” referring to a younger cohort of MPs largely elected in 2025, some of whom come with a louder, more right-wing edge…