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Politics Briefing: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre names opposition critics
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Oct. 6, 2022.
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Erin O’Toole sees a role for himself in the party, but he’ll stay on the sidelines while Conservatives choose a new leader
Conservative MP Erin O'Toole is shown during an interview in his office in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
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Conservative leadership campaign in quiet phase before stepped-up competition
Candidates Patrick Brown, left, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison, Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest and Roman Baber, pose for photos after the French-language Conservative Leadership debate Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Conservative leadership candidates should take page from Doug Ford’s book, appeal to political foes: strategists
Candidates Patrick Brown, left, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison, Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest and Roman Baber, pose for photos after the French-language Conservative Leadership debate Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Data Dive with Nik Nanos: The Ottawa protests are over, but their political fallout is not
Nik Nanos
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The Conservative Party’s next leader will be announced Sept. 10. What to know about the candidates
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Pierre Poilievre announces bid for Conservative Party leadership
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Monday, November 29, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Conservatives need to move quickly to replace Erin O’Toole, party president says
Conservative Party interim Leader Candice Bergen rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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The Conservatives need an affable, relatable new leader more than a right-wing one
Robyn Urback
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Morning Update: Erin O’Toole ousted as Conservative Party leader after caucus vote
Screen capture of address by Erin O’Toole, the outgoing leader of the Conservative party of Canada, on Facebook Live.
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Erin O’Toole, we hardly knew ye
Campbell Clark
opinion
The powder-keg party blows itself up again – is anyone surprised?
Lawrence Martin
canada
Evening Update: Conservative caucus votes to remove Erin O’Toole in party leadership vote
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks to the media about the government’s economic update on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Erin O’Toole ousted as Conservative Party leader after caucus leadership vote
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks to the media about the government’s economic update on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Social media doppelgangers stay on top of Canadian news one confused tweet at a time
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole takes questions from the media during a press conference in St. John's on Monday, July 26, 2021. O'Toole is accusing Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes after a Chinese court upheld a Canadian's death sentence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Morning Update: O’Toole scrambles for support to survive leadership threat
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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It’s not the leader Conservative MPs need to kick out, but some of their own
Andrew Coyne
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Politics Briefing: Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing a caucus revolt
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks during a media availability in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Morning Update: O’Toole faces caucus revolt as 35 MPs sign letter calling for leadership review vote
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Honks outside, and inside Parliament, and a debate about the protesters’ character
Campbell Clark
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O’Toole faces caucus revolt as 35 MPs sign letter calling for leadership-review vote
Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole to face leadership review by caucus
Leader of the Opposition Erin O'Toole speaks about climate change during an announcement at an event in Ottawa, Thursday April 15, 2021. A Conservative riding association has launched a petition against leader Erin O'Toole's decision to introduce a carbon tax.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Morning Update: Ukraine plans to employ sleeper agents behind Russian lines if Moscow invades
Ukrainian servicemen carry water supplies for an advanced position on the front line in the Luhansk area, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. The U.S. rejection of Russia's main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine left "little ground for optimism," the Kremlin said Thursday, but added that dialogue was still possible. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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MPs warned that trucker convoy protesters may target their homes
Supporters protest against federal vaccination mandates for truckers at Vaughan Mills mall in Vaughan, Ontario on Thursday. The convoy of trucks and cars is making its way to Ottawa to protest the mandated COVID-19 vaccination rules for truckers that were recently put in place by the federal government. Along the way the protest has gathered supporters of anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown arguments. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Evening Update: Report calls on Conservatives to improve outreach with ethnic communities, source says
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole arrives for a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Politics Briefing: Conservatives’ election review says the party needs to recruit a wider diversity of candidates: source
Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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Split within the Conservative Party reflects division within the country
John Ibbitson
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Erin O’Toole has to unhitch Conservatives from the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ or get run over
The Editorial Board
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Evening Update: U.S. offering Russia a ‘serious diplomatic path’ in response to Ukraine demands, Blinken says
In this photo provided by Vayar Military Agency on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, Belarusian military vehicles gather preparing to attend Belarusian and Russian joint military drills in Belarus. Russia has sent an unspecified number of troops from the country's far east to its ally Belarus, which shares a border with Ukraine, for major war games next month. (Vayar Military Agency Agency via AP)
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Politics Briefing: Bank of Canada holds off hiking interest rates
The Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Economic eyes will be on the Bank of Canada this morning as the central bank is scheduled to make an announcement about its trendsetting interest rate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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O’Toole faces new call for leadership review from Alberta riding association board
Conservative leader Erin O’Toole speaks during a news conference, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Erin O’Toole never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity
The Editorial Board
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Liberals press Conservatives to change mind on proposal for Winnipeg lab documents
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 17, 2021. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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O’Toole says he opposes Quebec’s plan to ‘tax and target’ the unvaccinated
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks during a news conference responding to the federal government’s COVID-19 response, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Erin O’Toole voices support for First Nations settlement on child welfare
Children's shoes adorn a memorial for Saint-Marc-de-Figuery residential school student at the site of the former school near Amos, Canada, November 17, 2021. - Some 150,000 indigenous children were ripped from their families and placed in 139 schools meant to forcibly assimilate them into Canadian "culture" -- in other words, strip them of their native traditions. Thousands of students died, mostly from malnutrition, disease or neglect, in what a truth and reconciliation committee called "cultural genocide" in a 2015 report. Many others were physically or sexually abused. (Photo by Marion THIBAUT / AFP) (Photo by MARION THIBAUT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Politics Briefing: O’Toole endorses settlement of lawsuit over Indigenous child welfare
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks during a news conference responding to the federal government’s COVID-19 response, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang