When it comes to the cold, hard facts of Justin Trudeau’s assault weapon ban, the Conservative Party of Canada is on target with a lot of its criticism.
But it’s another story when it comes to the cold, hard polling numbers. For Trudeau’s governing Liberals, the gun ban is a perfect political wedge issue to use against the Tories.
Trudeau has laid a trap for his opponents. For the Conservatives, it may be impossible to avoid getting tangled in it. Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, currently seeking the party leadership, is better placed than most to see through Trudeau’s tricks on this one.
O’Toole is a decorated military veteran who knows exactly what a “military assault weapon” really is. “When I joined the military, I learned to fire assault