Will O’Toole see Conservative activists as friend or foe?

It all goes to show that sometimes there can be an uneasy relationship between conservative ideologues and conservative politicians. They may share the same enemies, but not always the same aims.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Dec. 3, 2020, who wants to project himself as a 'centre-right' politician, has made it known that he’s ruled out doing any interviews with the stridently conservative Rebel News. Ezra Levant, meanwhile, claims O’Toole, is 'afraid of the media party' and 'not much of a leader.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 1, 2021

OAKVILLE, ONT.—In his obituary for conservative broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh, Canadian commentator Mark Steyn made an interesting observation. Wrote Steyn, “Throughout his entire time on air, there were genius GOP consultants who, in reaction to any electoral setbacks, would insist that what the ...

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