‘He’s not exactly a household name:’ Erin O’Toole’s ‘well-funded’ team ready for a fall election, say strategists

'Canadian voters will need some time to get to know him and feel comfortable with him, not only as the leader of the opposition, but as the leader of an alternative government,' says strategist Geoff Norquay.

Erin O’Toole will lead the Conservative Party back into Parliament on Sept. 23 when the government returns with a Speech from the Throne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

August 31, 2020

Conservative strategists say the party is in good shape to jump into a campaign if an election is triggered by the government's upcoming Throne Speech, and that national campaign manager Fred DeLorey has put together an leadership organization which can be quickly converted for a Canada-wide campaig...

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