As the case against China has mounted and the need for Canada to decouple from Beijing has become increasingly clear to the vast majority of the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has failed to pivot. He can’t even yet bring himself to ban Huawei, which is really just the first step, the price for admission to show you understand the broader issue.

Enter Erin O’Toole, the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A review of O’Toole’s platform, headlined “A Call to Take Back Canada”, shows that he’ll be taking on with gusto this key issue that Trudeau’s been ignoring.

Read True North’s Anthony Furey’s latest in the Toronto Sun!

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