It’s hard not to feel a little sympathy for Mr. O’Toole. His own party can be a fractious bunch, with some insisting he stand up for unpopular things. He doesn’t want to look like he’s defending anti-vaxxers, but doesn’t dare demand that all his MPs get vaccinated. He tried to find a neat phrase to make that sound better, but it didn’t.
He still has to face his own party’s complaints that he promised to be a True Blue leader and shifted left, promised not to propose a carbon tax but did, and promised to loosen gun restrictions but flip-flopped. Mr. O’Toole’s leadership is not secure.
No wonder he seems to feel like he can’t say much.
In the meantime, Erin O’Toole stories are mostly about those complaints. Earlier this week, The Canadian Press ran a story quoting leaders of small-c conservative organizations, including representatives of the gun lobby that was instrumental in his leadership campaign, criticizing Mr. O’Toole. Global News ran a piece citing unnamed MPs underwhelmed with his leadership saying they were watching his next moves closely.
What to do? Mr. O’Toole doesn’t seem to know. He is treed. But he can’t stay up there forever.
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