Reject ‘Marxist Disposition’ of Destructive Revolution, Not Just the Philosophy, Tory MP Genuis Says

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says society should reject not only Marxist ideology but also the “Marxist disposition,” which seeks to exploit economic difficulties and intergenerational tensions to advance a destructive revolution.

Reconciliation between different segments of Canadians, along with reforming politics to serve the common good, will lead to a brighter future for the country, according to Genuis, who made the comments Sept. 19 during the 2025 Reclaiming Conference organized by the group We Unify in Calgary.

Genuis said that elderly Canadians are dealing with declining purchasing power and fixed incomes under inflationary government policy, while younger generations struggle to form families and find jobs and affordable housing. He said that while even some at the conservative speaking event might feel “sympathetic” to the idea of a revolution to reset Canada’s political system, such revolutions are inevitably disastrous and counterproductive.

“Marxist revolutions didn’t eliminate elites. They simply exchange one set of elites with another,” Genuis said. “Revolutions can overthrow an existing elite and replace them with a new belief. But no revolution has ever eliminated the existence of some kind of elite class of society.”

Genuis, who has served as MP for the Alberta riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan since 2015, said that historical conflicts have often sprung up over competing social and economic classes. However, he said that the solution to actually resolving class and social tensions is not revolution, but rather reform, virtue, and unity.

“We seek to fix the institutions that they govern through reforming governance and society to confront the challenges we face with greatness, virtue, and solidarity,” Genuis said.

“The reforming tradition seeks to hold elites accountable through a reexamination of foundational principles and pursues a rebalancing and reintegration of society as one nation. The revolutionary tradition, on the other hand, uses unverified theories to mobilize one class against another in hopes of achieving a great reset through power.”

Rather than pitting classes and demographics against each other to foment revolution, Genuis said Canadians of all backgrounds should collaborate to face up to economic and social challenges. He said government should also promote accessible jobs, affordable homes, and uphold a high standard of integrity in order to improve the nation.

Genuis praised Canada as a land defined by a consistent rejection of revolution in favour of reform and maintaining cultural identity and rights without resorting to violence.

“Most of the world has by now been scarred by the pains of violent revolution in its worst form. Some in our politics still admire revolution, but we were a country made by those who rejected revolution,” Genuis said, referencing Canada’s founding people, the indigenous, along with groups like Soviet-era Ukrainians and Iranians who fled oppression to seek freedom in Canada.

“What has united us in the midst of our differences is the rejection of revolutionary extremism and our desire to create a shared political nationality, a political nationality that defends the rights of all people to conserve the wisdom of their ancestors, honouring both the heritage of this place and the heritage of their family.”

Omid Ghoreishi contributed to this report.