The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. His name is Erin O'Toole and he won the party’s leadership race with 57 per cent of the vote after a ballot count delayed by thousands of damaged ballots. What can party members and Canadians expect from O'Toole as the new Andrew Scheer? Here's a look at some of what he promised to do during the campaign if he became leader.
OTTAWA -- The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. His name is Erin O’Toole and he won the party’s leadership raceHis victory came in part due to key support in the prairie provinces and Quebec, a strong social media presence, and his welcoming of the range of viewpoints within the party.
The Ontario MP takes the helm of the federal Conservative parliamentary caucus of MPs at a key time, one that could see him running to be Canada’s next prime minister as soon as a month from now.he made the pitch to non-Conservative voters to “socially distance themselves” from their political affiliations and consider his party.
In his victory speech early Monday, O’Toole spelled out how he plans to lead an effective Official Opposition, including continuing to “point out Liberal failings and corruption.” Expect O’Toole to reconfigure his front bench ahead of the new session of Parliament getting underway on Sept. 23. Typically, new leaders like to shuffle the deck of their critic portfolios, or “shadow cabinet” to reward MPs who backed them in the campaign.
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