The Conservative leader, Erin O’Toole, has displayed keen political instincts on the campaign trail. He avoids broaching topics which risk alienating the broader public
Many Canadians detect some opportunism behind the timing of the election call. Two-thirds of voters say now is the wrong time for a federal election, as it is less than two years since the previous one. But the rise in Conservative fortunes is also partly due to Mr O’Toole, a former helicopter navigator. He is rebranding his party to make it more palatable to centrist voters. A pair of televised debates for party leaders on September 8th and 9th may be more important than in any recent campaign.
Mr O’Toole sounds less hawkish on public spending than his predecessors. Canada’s net debt as a share ofstayed flat at around 31% under Mr Harper, who was prime minister from 2006 to 2015. Covid-19 and Mr Trudeau have pushed it higher, to 50%. Mr O’Toole says that Mr Trudeau’s pandemic largesse, such as cash grants of C$500 a week to laid-off workers, was necessary.
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