Erin O'Toole

The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada spoke to his supporters on election night after Trudeau’s Liberals were projected to lead a minority government

The federal Tory leader cannot be feeling kindly toward Jason Kenney. And certainly not toward Maxime Bernier.

Justin Ling: Quebec voters didn’t listen to their very popular premier, who vaguely backed Erin O’Toole. In the end, no party got the breakthrough they wanted.

Paul Wells: Justin Trudeau’s problems now are the problems of power. And they are fantastic problems compared to the ones Erin O’Toole will face.

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Philippe J. Fournier: With seven days to go, the Liberals now hold the edge. But a big question mark will be the impact of the Quebec premier’s backing of the CPC.

Shannon Proudfoot: ’It seems certain that at least some of the Liberal slide has been the direct result of an electorate surly about being pressed into service when the pandemic has not remotely moved into the rearview mirror.’

Stephen Maher: Trudeau badly needed to paint him as a scary guy. But helped along by the other leaders, O’Toole came across as cheerful—even prime ministerial.