Legault’s ‘dangerous’ claims may have just cost O’Toole the election

Erin O’Toole may look back on the day following the first French debate as the turning point in his purposeful path to government.

Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured in this file photo, is hedging his bets, calling on Quebecers to support a nationalist party that will devolve more powers with no conditions to Quebec. He is also suggesting that the best outcome would be a Conservative minority with a strong Bloc Québécois contingent, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 13, 2021

Quebec Premier François Legault's "dangerous” claims may have just cost Erin O’Toole the election. Angry warnings not to vote for Liberals, New Democrats, or Greens were supposed to help the Conservative leader. Early in the campaign, Legault made it very clear that his sympathies were with O�...

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