O’Toole takes aim at statue topplers, strikes inclusive tone in first speech to caucus

'Whether you are a millennial or an "OK boomer" baby boomer, whether you’re LGBTQ or straight, regardless of your religion or ethnicity, regardless of how long you've been a member of the Canadian family, the Conservative front benches and our party will reflect the incredible diversity and opportunity of this country,' says newly minted Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole.

Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole arrives at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa for his party's first in-person caucus meeting in months.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

September 9, 2020

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole sought to strike a historic tone in his first address to his caucus Wednesday, invoking a respected Indigenous Senator’s name to decry the toppling of some statues across the country. Speaking to his party from the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa, Mr. O...

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