Silencing backbenchers was O’Toole’s downfall, Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston says
“[Erin O’Toole] was bleeding support,” said Johnston. “This is the most brutal ousting and the most sudden, ever.”
Conservative losses in Metro Vancouver suburbs mark biggest change for B.C. in status-quo election
“There were all kinds of things [Erin O’Toole] was talking about that were much more towards the middle,but voters were hesitant to really believe it.” Prof. Gerald Baier told CBC News about Conservative election losses in Metro Vancouver.
Prof. Gerald Baier comments on Erin O’Toole’s campaign appearances on the North Shore
Gerald Baier, a North Shore resident and professor of political science at University of British Columbia, said O’Toole’s stop on the North Shore is indicative of the party’s desire to win back those seats. “We have 17 days left, so every place they go is very symbolic of where they’re hoping to make gains,” he said.
Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston talks new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole with The New York Times
All of the accusations have damaged [Trudeau’s] credibility, said Richard Johnston, a recently retired professor of political science at the University of British Columbia. But, he added, “there’s no smoking gun.”