April 28, 2025
by Larry Brandt
(henrymakow.com)
The Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are in freefall -- and it's no accident. Once a party grounded in personal freedom, fiscal responsibility, and common sense, it has abandoned its roots to chase the approval of special interest groups, lobbyists, and political
insiders.
The recent leadership race was a disaster that confirmed the rot. Instead of learning from the elitist failures of the past, the party doubled down. Only 10,990 memberships were sold -- nearly half of the previous race. Just 6,750 ballots were returned. Wally Daudrich won the popular vote with 3,387 votes to Obby Khan's 3,334 -- a clear one-person, one-vote victory. But the PC establishment had already stacked the deck with a manipulated "points system," allowing Khan to seize victory by weighting small ridings
heavier than large ones. In places like Steinbach, Daudrich's strong showing was diluted. Meanwhile, Khan's wins in low-turnout ridings like The Maples translated directly into points.
Even Premier Wab Kinew could see it coming. The fix was in.
The will of the membership was thrown aside in favor of what insiders wanted. The result? A deeply divided party, rapidly shrinking, financially strained, and morally compromised.
The scandals continue to pile up.
• Over $2 million in consulting contracts were quietly funneled to the PC's failed campaign manager, Marni Larkin, through daycare projects while the PCs were in government.
• The son of a major PC fundraiser was handed multimillion-dollar daycare construction contracts without competitive oversight.
• A campaign "car rental" expense turned out to be a hidden payment to a known sex coach.
• The Integrity Commissioner's pending report into the Sio Silica project looms over the party, with serious questions about attempted fast-tracking after electoral defeat.
• Now, the party's newly installed leader, Obby Khan, faces a $400,000 lawsuit from a former business partner alleging financial wrongdoing.
At the same time, the PCs -- led by figures like Khan -- are increasingly paralyzed in the face of street-level violence and campus protests where hatred toward Jews is openly displayed. They cannot -- or will not -- forcefully condemn the violent, hate-filled
ideology taking root, because political Islam now lurks just beneath the surface of their new coalition.
This is no accident. Political Islam, dressed as a religion, has destabilized the Middle East and Europe -- and now it's creeping into Canada. It does not coexist with Western freedoms. It seeks to dominate them. And with figures like Khan at the forefront,
the Manitoba PCs have placed themselves on the wrong side of history, unable to defend the very principles our civilization was built upon.
Unless the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives return to true conservative values -- courage, accountability, and loyalty to the people, not the elites -- they will not just lose power. They will lose their soul.
For true conservatives -- for those who still believe in protecting our freedoms, in honest leadership, and in standing unapologetically for the people -- there is a better choice: the Keystone Party of Manitoba.
The Keystone Party represents the future that the PCs abandoned: a movement built not for lobbyists or insiders, but for ordinary Manitobans who are tired of being sold out. It is the home for those who will no longer tolerate corruption, ideological drift,
or moral cowardice.
If you believe in real conservatism, if you want real leadership with real accountability -- then it's time to walk away from the broken PC establishment and build something better.
It's time to come home. It's time to build Keystone.
