Canadian election 2021: can the opposition sustain its surge?

“He [Erin O'Toole] has a difficult balancing act,” said Roland Paris, professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa. “He needs to satisfy the more conservative base of his party while also appealing to moderate voters, particularly in the suburbs of Toronto. He’s [so far] managed to thread that needle – we’ll see if he’s able to continue doing so.”