Erin O'Toole insists the Conservative caucus is united behind his leadership, but some say he finds himself divided from the party's grassroots.
But can he be as confident about the party's grassroots?
Gun owners and their advocates were among those O'Toole courted both times he ran for party leadership, first in 2017 and again last year, when he was successful.During the September federal election campaign when O'Toole backtracked on his promise to repeal the Liberals' ban on some 1,500 types of "assault-style" firearms.
"Whether it's a viable option for gun owners and other people that believe in property rights or basic human rights." "If you're going to be Liberal-lite, people are going to vote for the real Liberals," said NCC President Peter Coleman. Some of the most vocally opposed to O'Toole come from the social conservative wing of the party, a well-organized group he made a concerted effort win over during the leadership campaign.
How to balance the wants and beliefs of the party's base -- heavily concentrated in the Prairies, as is his caucus -- with the need to broaden the Conservatives' appeal in Central Canada and to those who consider themselves moderates, has been the central challenge for O'Toole as leader.
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