It must be so much fun to work in the Opposition Leaders Office (OLO) these days. Just think as the House of Commons gets set to return, you have to keep your leader from appearing in public. Why? Because you can’t afford to have him repeatedly asked questions that he can’t answer about his nonvaccinated MPs. Because O’Toole can’t answer the questions, he always looks dumb and weak. Not exactly great optics for your leader and the man who wants to be our next Prime Minister.
That is what the Conservatives should be focused on isn’t it?
Come to think of it, wasn’t this same ant-vax issue one of the reasons the Tories blew the last election?
The OLO Issues management staff must dread going into work in the morning to see which MP went off the rails overnight with some loony statement. Right now, O’Toole’s own MPS led by Marilyn Gladu and her so called civil liberties caucus, which should be named the anti-vax caucus, is taking the lead in giving her leader a rough time.
I can guarantee you the Liberals are going into work every morning and giving each other high 5s with every stupid move and comment that this CPC MP and others make. They can thank the Tories for creating so much negative news for O’Toole and the CPC that they have taken the focus off of Trudeau. The anti-vaxers are making political life so easy for the Liberals.
I am still waiting to see if the anti-vax brigade of Tory MPs will be stupid enough to charge the Hill on opening day demanding to be let in. Now won’t that coverage enhance the image of the Tories to voters. As long as the current bunch of MPs feel they can do and say what they want, the Tories will just sink deeper into the mud and be further away from any electoral comeback.
Right now, O’Toole is trying to play it safe and keep his job as leader. But he is losing control of his caucus and party. How long will it be before he wakes up one morning and decides it isn’t worth it?
