Segal: Canada's Opposition Conservatives can't win without good ideas

The allure of scandals – real, imagined, flimsy or hefty – for opposition parties and their coverage by a free press is indisputable. We only need to look at countries where press freedom is absent or political dissent is illegal to know how important the responsibility of the media and opposition is to holding governments accountable.
That said, opposition parties who want to form government by claiming revulsion at alleged government improprieties are often disappointed at election