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John Ivison: Conservatives used a meat grinder on the Liberals. They needed a wooden stake

John Ivison: Conservatives used a meat grinder on the Liberals. They needed a wooden stake

They could grind down opponents with enough time. But the Liberals moved too quickly to dump Trudeau and install Carney for the plan to work

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