Heard On The Hill

O’Toole describes himself as a ‘smartass’ kid, talks about how his mother’s death when he was a young boy ‘became a driving force in my life’ in his first ‘get-to-know-me’ ads

Plus, former NDP MP Nathan Cullen is in the midst of a controversy involving his bid for the B.C. NDP's Stikine seat, an incident leading to some female politicians to highlight the 'party establishment.'

Getting to know you: Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Sept. 9, 2020, with his national campaign manager, Fred DeLorey, and chief of staff, Tausha Michaud, is being commended for sharing a 'powerful' series of videos detailing his childhood and his path to becoming leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

September 28, 2020

New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his team pushed out a number of "get-to-know-me" videos last week in an effort to define him before the Liberals do, detailing how he went from a self-described "smartass" kid, to becoming a federal party leader of a 121-member caucus hoping ...

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