Not a ‘given’ Ford would campaign for new Conservative leader, O’Toole, says strategist

'The first rule in politics is that you can't take anything for granted. Between each party, negotiations going into an election are usually pretty intense negotiations, to figure out what kind of support the provincial party [can offer],' says Liberal strategist TIffany Gooch.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in West Block last November, who was seen as a liability for the federal Conservatives in last fall's election, ruled out campaigning for newly minted Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

August 26, 2020

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision not to campaign for Erin O’Toole in the next federal election is a signal to Canadians that it isn't time for politics, say strategists and pollsters, while one Liberal insider says that s...

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