O’Toole’s pitch to working class a winner, say strategists, but he’ll have to go through union boss Jerry Dias

‘When he kicked off his campaign, he was picking a fight with me. The reality is, I accept,’ says Unifor president Jerry Dias.
New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, has promised to fight for workers and higher wages. Union leader Jerry Dias says Mr. O'Toole has a track record with a government that hurt them.
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole’s olive branch to the working class is a well-timed message that could pay dividends for the party, say political strategists and a veteran pollster—but one of Canada’s most influential labour leaders says he isn’t buyi...

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