Opposition leader says climate plan needed to win Canada election

OTTAWA,  – Canada’s opposition leader on Friday urged his Conservative party to unite behind “new ideas” and stop ignoring climate change if they hope to defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in looming snap elections. Erin O’Toole was speaking at a virtual party policy convention — his first since becoming leader last August — attended by 5,500 delegates. He said the party “has to change” to appeal to a broader electorate, noting that the Tories had lost two elections in the last five years, in part because “voters did not … Continue reading Opposition leader says climate plan needed to win Canada election