OTTAWA–Erin O’Toole and his campaign team are facing some big decisions with the spectre of a federal election campaign looming. But with the Liberals having prorogued Parliament just before the Conservatives’ leadership vote, day one for the new leadership team was less flashy than a House of Commons dust-up. In 2017, he made his first run for the party leadership, finishing a strong third behind Scheer and Maxime Bernier. O’Toole’s leadership team was filled with experienced players who may not want to head back to the gruelling, largely thankless life of political staffing. “There’s the logistical side of the (OLO), the campaign team, the caucus, but there’s the more strategic side.

Source: thestar August 24, 2020 22:34 UTC