Erin O'Toole

Justin Ling: I asked the three main parties: Have we learned anything from Afghanistan? One clear theme emerges in all their answers (or lack thereof).

Election Image of the Day: The Tory leader says his government would declare a one-month GST ’holiday’ for retail purchases made this December

Paul Wells: The Conservative leader dropped a brick of a platform document in an attempt to answer every question anyone will ever have about him and his party

Stephen Maher: This election might not be necessary, but we’re about to learn a lot about the leaders, their parties and the changes taking hold of the country

Our political parties are becoming magpies, dumping leaders for the next shiny thing. But look what happens when they don’t.

Andrew MacDougall: To flip a losing script, the Conservatives should do the hard yards of defending the principles liberals used to hold dear

Philippe J. Fournier: The latest round of polling suggests the Tories are getting pulled down by an unpopular leader, putting the Liberals in solid majority territory

While the inner circle has faith in Erin O’Toole, regional and ideological schisms pose a growing threat

Jason Kenney says Alberta will go ahead with a Senate vote this fall. But will the winners be allowed to sit in the upper house—even if a Prime Minister agrees to appoint them?

Contemplating the much-admired, experienced politician as the leader of the CPC is speculative political fiction, but it offers some useful insights into the problems currently dogging the party