How the Conservatives can win the next election

The Conservatives can reintroduce themselves to Canadians as a pragmatic, problem-solving party which is environmentally responsible, has a pan-Canadian perspective and effective policies to address poverty and reduce income inequality. That would be an outcome good for Canadian democracy as well as for the Conservative Party.

It’s not easy being the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Just ask Erin O’Toole, pictured April 29, 2020, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Michael Hatfield

February 11, 2021

It’s not easy being the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Just ask Erin O’Toole. In August 2020, when he became party leader, his prospects for winning the next election seemed bright. All he had to do was hold the support of those who had voted Conservative in 2019 and add a few more...

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