10/3: Canada Covered
10/3: Canada Covered
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Erin O'Toole bets on union members voting Conservative to win the next election
19 minutes Posted Nov 17, 2020 at 3:13 am.
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Erin O’Toole could well be Canada’s next prime minister. He just needs to do something that has happened just once in the last 30 years, win a Conservative majority.

And to do that, he’s looking for voters you don’t typically see right-wing parties courting. Union members.

Dave is joined by National Post politics reporter Brian Platt to talk about why O’Toole is looking at this voter base as a way to grow support, what the pitch he’s making is, and whether this could actually pave the way to a Conservative win.

Background reading: Why Erin O'Toole is gambling on building a new, union-friendly Conservative voting coalition

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