Conservative convention 2021

O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on March 2, 2021 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

The Conservative convention: Erin O’Toole pitches for right now

Andrew MacDougall: O’Toole is betting Canadians will first want to walk back to pre-pandemic normal—jobs and security—before running for any kind of imagined future

O'Toole walks to the podium at the start of a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2021 (CP/Adrian Wyld)

Erin O’Toole’s convention speech: It’s time for a new plan (Full transcript)

In a much-anticipated speech, O’Toole called for a focus on new ideas. ‘We are never going to win over Canadians just by relying on Justin Trudeau to continue to disappoint.’

Conservative Party policy convention 2021: Watch live

Watch our livestream of the Conservative policy convention, including Erin O’Toole’s speech on Friday evening, all the policy proposals debated by party members and Saturday panel discussions