Trudeau Rival O’Toole Attacks Him on Investment Climate, Backs Deficits
- ‘Canada’s a place where things can’t get built,’ O’Toole says
- Conservative wants to bring back foreign capital, shun China
Erin O’Toole delivering his victory speech at the Conservative Party convention in August 2020.
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The Conservative leader seeking to unseat Justin Trudeau is hoping a pragmatic economic policy and lawyer’s sensibility will be enough to eclipse the Canadian prime minister’s star power.
In an interview this week, Erin O’Toole sketched out how he thinks his team can overcome daunting odds of defeating Trudeau’s governing Liberals in an election campaign that could begin this summer. His plan includes a platform that tries to shun some of the ideological baggage often associated with his party.