‘Choose your poison’ will be westerners’ election dilemma, it could be an opportunity for Maverick Party, say insiders

‘The challenge for Erin O'Toole is internal within the conservative tribe, not necessarily external,’ says pollster Nik Nanos of Nanos Research.

Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is receiving an enormous amount of pushback from western Canadians about his climate change plan, unveiled two weeks ago. Some Western Canadian political observers say this will create an opening for the upstart Maverick Party to win seats in the next election.The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

April 26, 2021

The next election will be a choice between Justin Trudeau and an "imperfect" Erin O’Toole for many western Canadians disappointed with the Conservative leader's about-face on carbon pricing, which will create an opportunity for the upstart Maverick Party, say Conservative MPs, political insiders, ...

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