O’Toole proving to be key player, not political prop

For now, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has dulled internal political division in his party. He has Conservatives believing a win is possible.

With public opinion polls showing the Liberals and Conservatives in a tight neck-and-neck race—with the NDP keeping solid numbers—musing has begun on what an Erin O’Toole government might look like, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

September 1, 2021

OTTAWA—As we hit the halfway mark of the 2021 campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is so far demonstrating, yet again, he should not be underestimated. O’Toole was considered an underdog to win the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership contest. Then the prohibitive favourite of th...

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