Voters should look carefully before swapping Trudeau for O’Toole

The Conservative leader's commitments to gun control, women's empowerment, and fiscal responsibility don't stand up to scrutiny, writes Michael Harris.

Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party is leading in some recent national opinion polls at the midway point of the federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

September 6, 2021

HALIFAX—So Justin Trudeau has apparently morphed into Prince Not So Charming. And Erin O’Toole, unknown to most Canadians until recently, is waiting in the wings to take over in Ottawa. There is evidence for both of those views. There are the polls showing the Liberals in a dead heat or traili...

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