Erin O’Toole’s ghost problem

Erin O'Toole has to prove he can unify conservative factions and lead pragmatically if he wants to move the Conservative Party past the ghost of Stephen Harper.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper still looms large over the Conservative Party that he founded with Peter MacKay in 2003.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—I don’t want to scare anybody out there, but newly-minted Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole has a serious ghost problem. It’s true. According to an urban legend (which I just made up a few seconds ago) the leadership spirit of former prime minister Stephen Harper still w...

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