Conservatives at risk of jumping the shark

The Conservative caucus should stick to holding the current government to account. Leave the debate about vaccine efficacy to people who actually know what they are talking about.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, and MPs Marilyn Gladu and Leslyn Lewis, right. At some point, if the Conservative Party brand continues to burn because of the weird science caucus, O’Toole will have to abandon his strategy of accommodation and remove them, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

November 10, 2021

OTTAWA—Breaking news! No, it is not the supposed deal between the NDP and Liberals to sign a three-year parliamentary non-aggression pact. After lengthy weekend talks, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has convinced Green Bay Packers quarterback and medical savant Aaron Rodgers to join the newly forme...

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