You spend a lot of time on various threads criticizing posts, but seem incapable of actually understanding them. The author spent the bulk of his article on Muslim issues past and present and the Conservative stance. The friendly face notion, the stance of the Conservatives on the Liberal motion, implied  is see what the Liberals are doing, be like them and more people will like you. You are right he specifically did not say that, as then he would be accused of writing a puff piece for the Liberals, There I have explained it for you as you seem to lack the ability to interpret what somebody writes.