O’Toole’s pivot to the centre and carbon pricing calculated risks to win next election, say pollsters

Erin O’Toole had no option but to take a chance on trying to grow his party’s support base, but it's not clear whether his gamble will pay off in the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's pivot to the centre is not a mistake, but a calculated risk to expand and build his party's support base, though it remains to be seen if it will work, say pollsters.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 3, 2021

By introducing policies like carbon pricing and pivoting to the political centre, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is taking a calculated risk to expand and build his party’s winning coalition for the next election, but it remains to be seen if this will pay off at the polls, say pollsters. “...

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