Erin O'Toole

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Conservative leadership hopeful Patrick Brown takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Que., on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Patrick Brown walks back 'dinosaur' remarks about social conservatives

Federal Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says calling social conservatives "dinosaurs" in a book he wrote about his time in Ontario politics was "the wrong terminology"

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 30th 2022

Candidates Roman Baber, left, Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, right, take part in the French language Conservative Leadership debate on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Laval, Que. Photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Conservative leadership candidates focus on final membership push

Now that the second official debate of the race is out of the way, Conservative leadership hopefuls will turn their attention to signing up as many supporters as they can before a fast-approaching deadline.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 26th 2022

Tory leadership candidates debate inflation, Quebec's secularism law

Candidates competing to lead the federal Conservatives traded barbs over contentious language laws, inflation and the trucker convoy in the race's only French-language debate on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, night, with Pierre Poilievre finding himself on the defensive through parts of the evening.

By Christopher Reynolds | News, Politics | May 26th 2022

Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault stands during question period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, April 1, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

As leaders tumble, what lies ahead for conservatism in Canada?

The fall of Jason Kenney, a juggernaut of conservatism in Canada, has prompted many federal Tories to consider the future of the party, which is in the midst of being decided in a leadership race seen as a fractious fight for its soul.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 20th 2022

Candidate Pierre Poilievre makes a point at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Pierre Poilievre speaks out against 'white replacement theory'

Pierre Poilievre, a high-profile contender in the Conservative party's leadership race, on Monday, May 16, 2022, denounced the "white replacement theory," which was believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., as "ugly and disgusting hate-mongering."

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 17th 2022

Candidates, left to right, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Pierre Poilievre pose on stage following the CPC English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., on, May 11, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McInt

Conservative's right wing favours Poilievre over Lewis

It was a common refrain heard from Conservative party members gathered in Edmonton to watch the leadership debate: I like Leslyn Lewis, but I'm picking Pierre Poilievre.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 13th 2022

Candidates, left to right, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., on May 11, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press

What federal Conservative leadership candidates can learn from Alberta's fractured politics

Vitor Marciano, a longtime Conservative now assisting UCP MLA and Kenney rival Brian Jean, said one major lesson is: Be prepared to design a team that listens to caucus.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 12th 2022

Leslyn Lewis speaks about leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre as Jean Charest and Scott Aitchison look on during a debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Tory leadership candidates debate COVID mandates, trucker convoy, Huawei

Longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, Quebec's former premier, took turns attacking one another's political records on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in the first unofficial debate in the Tory leadership race.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 6th 2022

Bloc tries and fails to raise abortion rights in Commons, Tories told to stay quiet

A push from the Bloc Québécois for the House of Commons to confirm the right to an abortion failed Tuesday, as Conservative MPs were warned against commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that has thrown the issue back into the domestic spotlight.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 4th 2022

There are six contenders for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership

The Conservative party says six leadership candidates have cleared the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot, while three others who did not make the cut are pushing back.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | May 3rd 2022

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