OP-ED: We’re young Canadians. Here’s what Charlie Kirk meant to us

Guest contributor Elie Cantin-Nantel on what Charlie Kirk has meant to young conservatives like himself

By Elie Cantin-Nantel

Charlie Kirk was brutally assassinated for having conservative beliefs on Sept. 10, 2025.

This was something that I, as a young conservative, was quite affected by. As I wrote in my Substack, he was one of my biggest inspirations. One of my biggest role models. He was my hero. He built a global youth conservative movement from scratc…