All good points. Here’s a few low dangling reasons not to like the guy:

New to politics, Gassi said it was during the COVID-19 pandemic that local and national issues seriously caught his attention and he became seriously concerned with what is occurring around the world.

“I advocate for the values of liberty, faith, family, morals freedom and the promise of a healthy future for our children and grandchildren,” he told The Sault Star. […]

“I’ve become very disenchanted with where our country is moving, and when I was approached about seeking the nomination, it didn’t take too long for me to decide,” he said.

“This is less about politics and more about ideologies and agendas,” he said. “This is about good versus evil.”

“This fight is about goodness, morality, family, God and freedoms, against evil, tyranny, oppression, greed, controls and global governance. During the past several years, the Trudeau-led Liberal government has turned their backs on Canadians. The results of their corrupted policies, and fiscal irresponsibility have placed our current and future generations in a position of risk,” he said. [Sault Star, Jan '24]

And here:

[T]he Trump tariffs were also being discussed by Michael Gassi, a former Algoma Steel general manager.

“I don’t understand Canadians, with their anti-Trump and anti-American rants over the tariffs,” wrote Gassi, who’s seeking the local federal Conservative nomination, on Facebook.

“All this hatred over potential 25 per cent tariffs, but the same Liberal and left-wing Canadians have no concerns with being punished and bankrupted by Justin Trudeau with his 28-per-cent carbon climate hoax tax? The hypocrisies are amazing.” [SooToday Feb '25]