O’Toole, other leaders to be tested in historic COVID-era political showdown

The shape of the country’s politics, social policy framework, and economy will hang in the balance as leaders manoeuvre for advantage around the upcoming speech from the throne.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Canada in the age of COVID, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

September 2, 2020

OTTAWA—The Conservatives have anointed a new leader at a moment when the currents of history are coalescing into a dramatic turning point for Canadians. Erin O’Toole and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Cana...

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