Canada federal election: The man who could topple Trudeau

In the home stretch of Canada’s federal election, the Conservative Party is within striking distance of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Tacking to the centre under a new leader, they hope they can topple the two-term prime minister.

A few days before Justin Trudeau called a snap election, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole sent a message to voters: he didn’t want one.

Canada was entering its fourth pandemic wave. “Now’s not the time for an election,” he said. “We can all wait and go to the polls when it’s safe.”