I really enjoyed this conversation. It was great to hear O'Toole unmediated and at length. I'd agreed with his position about the dangers of C-10, but it's good to know he's also thinking about positive ways to address "discoverability" concerns re: Canadian content in an updated broadcasting act.
I also loved his dig about pandemic by hashtag. And the "non-tax carbon tax" versus "not a tax... A price," was pretty funny.
This interview shows off a leader who talks like a human being, not a high school valedictorian. Haven't voted for the party since '72, and am still nervous about it, but I have to say I'm even more nervous about a government that resents accountability and transparency.
I can see the comments coming about pandering to partisan politics, but I thought the only failing in this interview was that it wasn't long enough! Great perspective, and Jen's style of questioning is different than the typical attack style used against politicians.
I thought O'Toole did a really good job here, especially on what specifically the Liberals have done wrong with the pandemic, until the last question. The messaging continues to be garbled around climate change, and arguing about the number of believers doesn't help the cause. I actually believe the Cons will have a well defined climate policy that balances support for the Oil and Gas industry, but the messaging really needs work.
Congratulations on scoring the exclusive interview! It's interesting to see how O'Toole is trying to balance different regional interests - he's trying to appeal to Quebec, where C-10 is popular, and he's trying to make inroads in Ontario, which means having a real climate policy (without Albertans feeling that he's surrendered). https://twitter.com/russilwvong/status/1383520928475144195
Based on this, it seems like the CDC's recent guidance may be premature. I'm a little concerned when O'Toole talks about the UK nightclub opening - as Jen noted, there's going to be pressure within the provinces to lift restrictions, and it sounds like O'Toole may be leaning in that direction. The "one-dose summer, two-dose fall" approach is like the marshmallow test.
So, I made a promise to myself that I would read the Erin O'toole interview until I got to the first lie. The first lie is in O'toole's first answer, "The governments wants to start restricting...the way people communicate, the way people advocate, the way people build communities, the way people hold governments, police, everything to account [on the Internet]." That's a lie. Mea culpa, but perhaps, understandably, I didn't read any further.
I really enjoyed this conversation. It was great to hear O'Toole unmediated and at length. I'd agreed with his position about the dangers of C-10, but it's good to know he's also thinking about positive ways to address "discoverability" concerns re: Canadian content in an updated broadcasting act.
I also loved his dig about pandemic by hashtag. And the "non-tax carbon tax" versus "not a tax... A price," was pretty funny.
This interview shows off a leader who talks like a human being, not a high school valedictorian. Haven't voted for the party since '72, and am still nervous about it, but I have to say I'm even more nervous about a government that resents accountability and transparency.
I can see the comments coming about pandering to partisan politics, but I thought the only failing in this interview was that it wasn't long enough! Great perspective, and Jen's style of questioning is different than the typical attack style used against politicians.
I thought O'Toole did a really good job here, especially on what specifically the Liberals have done wrong with the pandemic, until the last question. The messaging continues to be garbled around climate change, and arguing about the number of believers doesn't help the cause. I actually believe the Cons will have a well defined climate policy that balances support for the Oil and Gas industry, but the messaging really needs work.
Congratulations on scoring the exclusive interview! It's interesting to see how O'Toole is trying to balance different regional interests - he's trying to appeal to Quebec, where C-10 is popular, and he's trying to make inroads in Ontario, which means having a real climate policy (without Albertans feeling that he's surrendered). https://twitter.com/russilwvong/status/1383520928475144195
On Covid and the end of the pandemic, PHAC has modelling saying that we should aim to lift restrictions when 75% of adults are partially vaccinated and 20% are fully vaccinated. If we lift restrictions too early, say when 55% of adults are partially vaccinated and 20% are fully vaccinated, we'll get a large wave of hospitalizations in the fall and winter. Globe story from April 23: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-with-enough-covid-19-vaccine-coverage-restrictions-can-start-to-lift/ Graphic: https://twitter.com/atRachelGilmore/status/1393239362901524484
Based on this, it seems like the CDC's recent guidance may be premature. I'm a little concerned when O'Toole talks about the UK nightclub opening - as Jen noted, there's going to be pressure within the provinces to lift restrictions, and it sounds like O'Toole may be leaning in that direction. The "one-dose summer, two-dose fall" approach is like the marshmallow test.
That's not what "uncanny valley" means.
So, I made a promise to myself that I would read the Erin O'toole interview until I got to the first lie. The first lie is in O'toole's first answer, "The governments wants to start restricting...the way people communicate, the way people advocate, the way people build communities, the way people hold governments, police, everything to account [on the Internet]." That's a lie. Mea culpa, but perhaps, understandably, I didn't read any further.