Conservative Leader and Liberal-policy lover Erin O’Toole recently announced his shadow cabinet, but noticeably absent from the roster were true blue Conservatives willing to fight for policies that represent their constituents’ values.
In particular, O’Toole snubbed his former opponent for leadership and beloved MP Leslyn Lewis, likely due to her dissent when opposing O’Toole’s COVID tyranny, which mirrors Trudeau’s mandates and agenda.
“It’s misguided to assume that those who stand up for medical privacy aren’t vaccinated. Canadian Law has long established the importance of medical privacy, and many Canadians, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, are united in the fight to uphold democracy and freedoms,” Lewis tweeted in late October.
She also stood up for the rights of parents who have questions regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines and their use on children for the goal of protecting adults, arguing that they were being used “as shields for adults.”
Never have Canadian children been used as shields for adults. Parents question vaccinating kids 5-12 without long-term data, a low risk of fatality, & cautions echoed around the world, when the treatment neither prevents transmitting or getting the virus. https://t.co/GwQWy7NRd1
— Dr. Leslyn Lewis (@LeslynLewis) October 22, 2021
Another notable absentee in O’Toole’s cabinet is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, who O’Toole recently reprimanded for daring to start a civil liberties caucus that argued against mandatory vaccination.
In a recent interview, Gladu compared COVID-19 and polio, suggesting the latter is more dangerous and pointing out that the government never mandated vaccination in that instance.
This small comparison was apparently too much for O’Toole, who would prefer his MPs shut their mouths on all things COVID so that Trudeau can keep trudging along with his agenda.
“There’s a big difference between advocating for your constituents who may need reasonable accommodation,” O’Toole said in an interview.
“It’s very different to cause confusion with respect to the health and well-being of Canadians. Ms. Gladu’s interview did that yesterday, and it’s not appropriate at a time we should be answering questions about vaccine hesitancy, not creating new questions,” he continued.
“Our team will deal with this as a team because we respect one another, and we have these discussions in caucus, but let me be crystal clear: The Conservative party encourages people to [get] vaccinated.”
Don’t ask questions. Don’t dissent. Don’t think critically. We must follow the Liberals’ lead on this.
He also came down on Lewis, saying that representing parents’ concerns regarding vaccine efficacy is just too much for his Conservative Party.
“It’s a great example of why members of Parliament, of all stripes, should let the professionals, let the public health officials, let the physicians answer questions about [the] efficacy of vaccines,” said O’Toole.
Shut up. Do as your told. Listen to these experts but not the ones who the Liberal media have shunned. Same old, same old.
Following the Liberals’ lead on COVID isn’t the only time O’Toole has agreed with Trudeau, though.
Indeed, it’s easier to find points of agreement between the two than points of contention.
For example, O’Toole also agrees with Trudeau that Canada should be flooded with immigrants to fill labour shortages that were almost certainly caused by Trudeau’s CERB and CRB, which paid Canadians not to work while Trudeau was busy destroying the economy.
He also came out as pro-choice, something which former Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, who is Christian and received more votes than O’Toole, refused to do.
“I’m pro-choice, and I’m a pro-choice leader, period,” O’Toole told reporters while campaigning in the recent election.
“Let me be perfectly clear. As a pro-choice leader of this party, I will make sure that we defend the rights of women to make the choice for themselves with respect to their own health. We will make sure abortion services are available from one ocean to the other.”
Make sure abortion clinics are in every Province, city, and on every street corner across the nation. How Conservative!
Indeed, there is almost nothing Conservative about O’Toole, leaving many Canadians to wonder why someone so unapologetically Liberal is running what is supposed to be a right-wing Party.
It certainly can’t be for the sake of strategy, as O’Toole lost support overall, especially in the Conservative stronghold of Alberta, where only 11 per cent say they were very impressed with his performance.
Regardless, for the time being, it looks like O’Toole is here to stay, potentially paving the way for a one-party country as none of the primary political parties are meaningfully different.
