Erin O'Toole on Uncommons

[@Myros00]

Me after finishing this video: "Wow. The most mature conversation I've seen in the Canadian political landscape for a long while." *Scrolls down to comments* "Okay then, screw this."

[@TheGoodShepherd117]

Erin O’Toole is fair, honest, and sees both sides. He doesn’t trust social media, calls out Russia & China, and cares more about Canada than his ego. That’s why in today’s polarized and ignorant landscape he was sidelined and we have the lesser leaders we do today. I lean liberal but I voted for Erin in a heartbeat because he put ppl and the country first.

[@rc-wj5ur]

@@TheGoodShepherd117 This is the kind of hubris the left has. “You people are too stupid if I don’t have the skills to convince you of my point” … this is why you will continue to lose in every election going forward.

[@mrbrightside473]

O'tool wouldve been a good leader, ex military. Centrist with slight right lean, not as partisan. Probably the right candidate for the world thats slowly forming when you need a little beefier defense budget.

[@garrethikes]

The Reform and PC should have never merged, Erin O'Toole and Pierre Poilievre very much look like they are from different political parties.

[@dorisbetts3012]

Agreed!

[@heatherc2939]

Poilievre is full on MAGA. Wants to raise retirement age to 67.

[@dorisbetts3012]

That would go over well.​@@heatherc2939

[@dnl2165]

@@garrethikes couldn’t agree more. Are there still Progressive Conservatives out there? I fear the angry mob of haters has become the new Conservative Party.

[@savbers]

this was a fantastic discussion!

[@TroyTheTory]

This is what politics should be. Respectful disagreements, healthy dialogue, and finding common ground.

[@Sam19509]

Common Ground is the title of Justin Trudeau’s memoir. A great read lol.

[@dmeetrich]

I wish Erin was still the leader of the Conservative Party. We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.

[@MadeGreatCanadianMedia]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you and the Liberals

[@thrillhouse7867]

​@MadeGreatCanadianMedia he's a conservative who acts like an adult, unlike the current CPC leader

[@Canaduck9561]

He had his chance and wasn’t able to get rid of Trudeau. Pierre will for sure

[@Sam19509]

@@Canaduck9561how will he if he goes to jail for promoting Crypto scams as a sitting MP.😂😂

[@Canaduck9561]

@@Sam19509 Keep dreaming 😂😂

Thank you for hosting a candid, open discussion. I enjoyed listening to this conversation. Particularly liked hearing about the real perspective of political operatives re: their base as it explains some wackier moments with leaders.

[@Kloverkill]

I don't know him well but he surprised me with his openness, particularly about the failure of his leadership style with Covid

[@jedibane]

He didn’t fail. His party failed him.

[@michaelribeiro5777]

I really enjoyed this. I would consider voting for O'Toole, I think if he won it would be a more valid option than the current situation.

[@markrussell3428]

People had the option. They went with nice socks over substance

[@michaelribeiro5777]

@@markrussell3428 back then I don't regret my decision. And now I feel like it's still my decision. I like cool socks with all the policy around it.

[@robertA19754]

I think Erin should run for the Liberal Party and return the party to the centre. Let the NDP be the party of the far left. Although I’m not a Liberal, I’d really like the country to have some good and competent leadership of the political centre. Nate, you are a smart guy…I don’t always agree with you…but you certainly offer something more than socks and ahs ers and umms.

[@toolazytochangepfpic166]

the liberals are not far left they barely tip toe over that center line.

[@markrussell3428]

Hand it to Nate, he is honest when it comes to "fix the budget." Justin doesn't understand what it means either. He is still waiting for it to balance by itself.

[@ilanalani]

Thank you for a great conversation

[@diegopulido4245]

O'toole is the reason we have Trudeau

[@markrussell3428]

Poilievre versus O'Toole. Notice how Erin praises Freeland and then proceeds to totally destroy her and highlight her complete incompetence. Poilivere is straightforward. Rather than create dissonance his statements are "Freeland is incompetent - here's why ..."

[@CallingAllVegans]

You're ahead of the curve, Nate, where progress and common sense are concerned.

[@chriswarner5069]

Voted for O'Toole in the leadership ..... boy i am happy he resigned lol

[@Toronto_Luddite]

O'Toole seems like a pretty level-headed guy. I wonder if, aside from the cash, he regrets being a lobbyist for Facebook.

[@user-xj9vf4xb9p]

Erin O'Toole should have been the Prime Minister in 2021 our country would be much better off.

[@kqh123]

Would not have gotten Pierre for the next one though.

[@user-xj9vf4xb9p]

@kqh123 Maybe we wouldn't need Pierre if that happened

[@kqh123]

@@user-xj9vf4xb9p fair point. Hard to know. But I think we would have. O'Toole and his approach and policies were not sufficiently different enough from Trudeau and the Liberals to get the change we need

[@deadwood2757]

Kat Canada made you look ineffective in committee. It was glorious

[@CallingAllVegans]

Nate for Prime Minister! Very impressed with how well versed, articulate, candid, and level-headed (and comedic) the two of you are :)

[@jedibane]

Excellent discussion

[@michaelribeiro5777]

I love after the break he too got a beer.

[@tonyrae86]

Good conversation... Want to add that I think why Trudeau was so popular in 2015 when he first ran was also because he said he would do voter reform so "every vote would count" and many Canadians thought that meant we would finally get some form of mixed-member proportional representation... But of course they wanted ranked ballot because the most centrist parties benefit from it and then he broke his promise when it because clear that wasn't going to cut it. This country desperately needs electoral reform and a party that actually believes in something. Because right now the options are fascism or parties with no real platform.

[@tonyrae86]

*became clear

[@ashokapatel753]

A great discuss we need more of between two parties.

[@Cheeseisparkerish]

A couple guys who don't see how screwed our nation is. Great people, but not with the tenacity we need for leadership right now.

[@adamsteiner8808]

The Rest Is Politics: Canadian Version?? This would be a fantastic duo...

[@loganrobicheau7593]

As a conservative, I can pat myself on the back knowing I made the right choice in supporting Pierre Poilievre

[@heatherc2939]

You want to retire at 67? That is one of Poilievre's objectives.

[@Sam19509]

Stephen Harper didn’t have a hidden agenda? He cut the escalator floor clause for future Healthcare Transfers to the Provinces from 6% under Paul Martin to 3%. O’Toole literally campaigned on restoring the 6%. Harper also raised the OAS eligibility age to 67 from 65 and refused to negotiate CPP reform with the Provinces basically hinting at raising the overall Canadian retirement age to 67 as well.😂

[@allenmouldey7784]

Awesome, this why Petrie is the peoples choice.

[@qcvitals]

I dont know the guy but i think he had a PLAN

[@brettparnell8254]

The real question about the assassination on Canadian soil is how a Khalistani terrorist became a Canadian citizen under this government.

[@Curiousandfearless]

That needs a serious investigation, then public report.

[@KevinHawkshaw]

it does sound like a great question... until you realize this individual became a citizen in 2007, eight years before "this government" came to power.

[@brettparnell8254]

@KevinHawkshaw I never knew that. Then we need to investigate the department of citizenship under the last government

[@EthanKiz]

Good question

[@brandonkelusky2493]

Worst conservative leader since Mulroney.

[@ap3shhh]

You lost me at “Danielle is going after trans kids”. How anyone could be for puberty blockers and other hormone replacement therapies for kids is beyond me. Why would you allow a child to make life altering decisions?

[@toolazytochangepfpic166]

becuase she is you look at what politicians not actuall professionals. professionals are upset because some homophobic people like you don’t understand trans therapy.

[@gtl4492]

Well done.

[@heavywrenchkris]

Two Liberal's sit down for a beer - fixed the title for you, Nathaniel!

[@dnl2165]

Not sure you got it exactly right. I would suggest Two Adults Sit Down for a Conversation.

[@heavywrenchkris]

@dnl2165 if we go by the dictionary definition of "adult", then sure.

[@josephtemple1667]

This Erskine-Smith fellow is one smug little punk.

[@moosejawrobinson]

@@josephtemple1667 that’s exactly why Rick Perkins was able to get under his skin. And all he could do in reply was yell and drop F-bombs. Toronto’s finest.

[@rc-wj5ur]

Yes, quite the Mr potty mouth snooty tooty crud eater. These people don’t realize it’s their mightier than thow attitude that is making them lose. There used to be a time when politicians looked forward to try to convince you with arguments to take their side … now these same liberals look down on Canadians because they can’t convince us of things that just don’t make any darn sense.

[@moosejawrobinson]

@@rc-wj5ur wiser words have never been spoken. Folks on the left will keep losing until they realize that politics is about addition and not division. Their habit of yelling at (Erskine-Smith, Arif Virani and Marc Miller) or talking down to (Chrystia Freeland, Adam van Koeverden, Jagmeet Singh and the Prime Minister) those who disagree with them will cause more resentment and make them unelectable for a long time.

[@moosejawrobinson]

Mr. Erskine-Smith’s foul mouthed screed toward Rick Perkins in parliament was rude and unacceptable, so I’m shocked that my former party leader could reward such unparliamentary behaviour by giving Nate an interview. Do better Erin.

[@jedibane]

You rejected him now you want to scold him? Lol

[@thrillhouse7867]

Perkins attacked his integrity. Don't dish it out if you can't take it, snowflakes

[@moosejawrobinson]

@@jedibane you might be aware that the caucus removed him by secret ballot. As a member of the party, I had nothing to do with Erin’s ouster.

[@Sam19509]

I agree with O’Toole that Gladiator 2 was a good movie. Lol he gave it 7/10 because like most he thinks the first movie didn’t need a sequel to begin with.😂😂

[@VeritatisQ]

Why do you guys like these people? They vote themselves massive pay raises every year, including a 100% single-year jump from around the year 2000, a 100% pay raise, no joke. And none of them speak out about how illogical it is to be the ones deciding how much taxpayers are paying for your "public service".

[@sexyalien6987]

As if the guy who’s only had a government job since he was 24 is going to be any better 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@markpettersson6824]

God I’m glad Erin is no longer leader of the conservatives. What a pathetic excuse for a leader

[@MadeGreatCanadianMedia]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@moosejawrobinson]

Agreed. After how Nate treated Rick Perkins in parliament? Where’s his honour?

[@dylan3850]

Agreed! He's liberal lite. These people unbearable

[@jedibane]

I’m glad we will see the folly of PP. We will see what an empty shell he is

[@rc-wj5ur]

Can’t be any emptier than Mr fancy socks used to be good hair guy.

[@dylan3850]

You were a failure of a leader erin

[@thrillhouse7867]

He was a leader who wouldn't cave to the worst of the CPC membership: conspiracy theorists and covid truthers. The current CPC leader doesn't share that quality with Erin

[@northierthanthou]

Should you really be starting a new career while Canadian tax dollars are paying you to be an MP?

[@Willard_and_Wee-un]

You have all the power of the Canadian federal government at your disposal. The catch is that the entire population is all just subsistence farmers. What do you do?

[@1898JoeBoyle]

Erin O'Toole would not have implemented the kinds of changes required to improve the country. Namely, he would not slash public servant jobs, he would not slash funding to the ultra-biased CBC, and would not prioritize growth and productivity over monetary policy whuch offers short term poltiical gains.

[@toolazytochangepfpic166]

yes because those changes hurt the country. why would you be upset that a reasonable politician would not push unreasonable changes.

[@mikearchibald744]

The sad thing was that a ton of conservatives hated Erin O'toole even more than they hate Trudeau. When his name is brought up you should hear the vitriol.

[@dnl2165]

Ah yes the vitriol, there it is. I rest my case.

[@mikearchibald744]

@@dnl2165 Your case is that you dont understand what vitriol means?

[@SlanginTheBizkitPodcastClips]

The more I look into canadian politics, the more I realize that nobody in canadian politics (with exception of Pierre) actually gives a damn about real every day people. It seems like Trudeau, Singh, Erskine Smith, O'toole, etc absolutely despise us. Oct 25 cannot come soon enough!

[@moosejawrobinson]

@@SlanginTheBizkitPodcastClips d’you mean O’Fool?

[@Toronto_Luddite]

Insane take

[@sexyalien6987]

@SlanginTheBizkitPodcastClips Stick to being a washed up goalie, you bum 😂 As if Pierre, the career politician since he was 24/guy who’s never had a real job outside of politics, knows the struggle of everyday people.

[@toolazytochangepfpic166]

I agree with you politicians leaders do not care about their constituents this includes PP. 10 years ago you would have said the same about the liberals. “no party except liberals care about people”. you would have been heavily mistaken 10 years ago about JT and you are heavily mistaken if you think PP cares he is in it for the power thats it.

[@bradsmylie3109]

My god! Thank you Erin Otoole for reminding me that I voted for you, believed in you! Than watched as you completely sold out all conservatives by walking lockstep with Justin

[@Sam19509]

You mean following the science and not committing a genocide like Trump in the US or Doug Ford in overseeing long term care homes in Ontario during the pandemic. BIPOC people disproportionately died of COVID both at work or in public during the pandemic.

[@rc-wj5ur]

What is the BIPOC term. You mean Canadians?

[@Curiousandfearless]

Great discussion! Re reservists controversy, It doesn't help that we're in a "critical-judgmental culture" .;...

[@MrRobloMan]

Y’all boomers need some timestamps ain’t no way im watching all that

[@dnl2165]

Ah yes the ADD generation, no wonder we are in trouble.

[@karenquinton6021]

How can you TELL what's Russian disinformation online, for example? How do you know whom to trust, which writers, which history, etc.

[@Curiousandfearless]

150% agree: NO ANONYMITY. Anywhere!

[@billsnow3469]

are my taxes paying for this bull shit?

[@toolazytochangepfpic166]

no why would you think that?