Conservatives have "lost the plot" argues Sean Speer, who was an advisor to former prime minister Stephen Harper.

In an essay for the National Post Speer argues that conservatives need to look beyond the policies of the past and apply conservative principles to modern problems.

One problem is the transition towards a knowledge economy and the working class people left behind. 

Speer talks to Dave about this and other issues facing conservatives in Canada, in the wake of 2019 election.

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