#8 Erin O'Toole Doesn't Want to Fight

August 10, 2021

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The Backbench

#8 Erin O’Toole Doesn’t Want to Fight

With massive childcare announcements and talk of abortion access, the Liberal government seems to be focusing on women lately. Is it pre-election pandering or just good governance? And we look at the state of the Conservative Party, whose leader says he does not want an election.

Tiffany Lam

Producer

Tristan Capacchione

Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Kevin Sexton

Producer

This week’s contributors: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Leena Minifie, Stuart Thomson

Links:

Globe and Mail piece on Jody Wilson-Raybould
Maclean’s 2021 federal election guide
Stuart’s piece about Justin Trudeau running against Jason Kenney

UPDATE: Since recording the episode, the federal government has announced its commitment to support Manitoba’s childcare program with $1.2-billion over the next 5 years to achieve $10-a-day childcare for kids under the age of six by 2025-26.

This episode is supported by Aussie Hair, CIBC Aventura, and The Peak