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Conservative party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured June 1, 2021, holding a press conference in the West Block. It’s interesting how the hiring practices of Canada’s Conservative Party always seem to generate news. Or more specifically, the media’s interest tends to get piqued whenever Conservatives hire foreign political consultants, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

June 7, 2021

OAKVILLE, ONT.—It’s interesting how the hiring practices of Canada’s Conservative Party always seem to generate news. Or more specifically, the media’s interest tends to get piqued whenever Conservatives hire foreign political consultants. For instance, I saw a headline recently proclaimin...

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