Erin O'Toole

“It was Canada from Atlantic to Pacific on parade. I thought then, and I think today, that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.” BGen Alexander Ross 🇨🇦

@_BGGramma @cbcasithappens @YouTube @RonaAmbrose Listen to the interview

@erinotoole @cbcasithappens @YouTube The Advisory Council should contain Conservative voices as @RonaAmbrose did on the last go round. However, this doesn't give you any reason to bash the Leader of Opposition just to stoke your ego. Shame on you, Sir.

I discussed why I joined the Canada-US Trade Advisory Council and how we can collectively advance 🇨🇦 interests on @cbcasithappens this week. youtu.be/nZCX5mDQ2HA?si… via @YouTube

@delmastrodean @cbcasithappens @YouTube Thanks Dean

@erinotoole @cbcasithappens @YouTube Glad you accepted this role Erin, Canada is fortunate to have you as an advocate assisting with these important US negotiations. I would add that your pragmatic policy approach, reaching beyond blind partisanship to find consensus is what 🇨🇦 needs right now.

@elie_mcn I don’t remember this specific podcast but I think long form podcasts are a very good form of content creation. This is particularly the case if they discuss serious issues and debate solutions.

O’Toole was happy to support content creators when he was running to be leader. Here he is on my podcast. Now he’s attacking the people who help power the conservative movement. The reality is, influencers are an asset. Erin knows this because he used us when he ran for leader.

Today is #ANZACDay – which honours the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Fébrile, reconnaissant, prêt, fièrement Canadien. L’espace est une composante importante de notre prospérité canadienne, alors continuons sur cette lancée. Ensemble, le Canada peut atteindre de nouveaux sommets.

The federal government has approved Enbridge $4 billion Sunrise project in B.C. to expand the Westcoast natural gas pipeline system. The project includes the addition of about 139 km of new pipeline by constructing 11 pipeline looping segments, parallel to the existing line. It will add up to 300 million cf/d of transportation capacity. nationalnewswatch.com/2026/04/24/gov…

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Je voulais prendre un moment pour rendre hommage à un homme qui en a fait beaucoup plus que la plupart dans une seule vie. Joueur des Alouettes, commissaire de la LCF, président des Alouettes, sénateur Larry Smith aurait pu s'arrêter à n'importe laquelle de ces étapes. Il n'a jamais arrêté. Mais ce que peu de gens réalisent, c'est que Larry Smith a non seulement sauvé les Alouettes de Montréal, il a relancé l'amour du football au Québec. Un sport qui est aujourd'hui pratiqué par des milliers de jeunes d'un bout à l'autre de la province. Ça, c'est un héritage qui va bien au-delà du terrain. Ce qui m'a le plus frappé en travaillant avec lui à Ottawa, c'est son humilité et sa conviction profonde que rien de grand ne se bâtit seul. Il m'a rappelé, par l'exemple, que le travail d'équipe n'est pas juste une valeur sportive, c'est la seule façon de vraiment servir. Pas plus, pas moins. Larry, tu as été un allié, un modèle et une inspiration. Ce fut un honneur. Merci pour tout ce que tu as donné au Québec et au Canada.

@colewhogan I don’t consider any of those social policy issues to be culture war topics. You are right about them cribbing many of our policies and we can (and must) hold them to account on them.

Respectfully, Mr. @ErinOToole, should Conservatives moderate on the multiple policy positions Liberals have cribbed from them? On cultural issues, you’re flat-out wrong. Conservatives lead on immigration, crime, drug policy, social cohesion issues. It’s time to lean on that.

@BrettBartMuse @RCAF_ARC @CanadianNorth @PierrePoilievre Your google skills are usually better. Easy to find out what I was doing in NU.

@erinotoole @RCAF_ARC @CanadianNorth A familiarity tour in advance of what we are to understand from media reports was your formal appointment to the advisory team on April 21, 2026 or was that just the announcement & you already were following notifying .@PierrePoilievre a week before? x.com/erinotoole/sta…

Enjoyed being back in the Arctic this week. Infrastructure, defence & critical minerals were top of the agenda. On my way home we can see the role of the govt and the private sector firsthand the @RCAF_ARC and @CanadianNorth 🇨🇦

Canada is heading back to the @Space_Station! 🚀 CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk is assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13. Launching no earlier than September 2026, he’ll be the first Canadian to fly under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Details: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/news/artic…

@BrettBartMuse @RCAF_ARC @CanadianNorth Neither

@erinotoole @RCAF_ARC @CanadianNorth Were you there as President of ADIT North America or as a Hudson Institute Fellow?

@CraigBaird An RMC grad and one of our finest WWII Generals. 🇨🇦

On this day in 1903, Guy Simonds was born. During the Second World War, he commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in Sicily and Italy, and the II Canadian Corps at the Battle of Normandy. From 1948 to 1955, he was the Chief of the General Staff. He died in 1974.

@heathergev Iqaluit

@erinotoole Where are ya? :)

We the North. Strong and Free. 🇨🇦

@realarmaansidhu This is voluntary Einstein.

Erin O'Toole on Saturday: "Rebel Commander is not a real rank, Ezra. I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if (s)elected." Erin O'Toole on Monday: "Canada first, Canada last, Canada always" — accepting Carney's Canada-US advisory role. 48 hours between denial and acceptance. This is politics distilled. Here's what actually happened. Ezra Levant accused O'Toole of angling for a Senate seat after O'Toole praised a Carney video about Canadian history. O'Toole publicly mocked the suggestion Saturday with a Sherman-style refusal. Monday he announced joining Carney's advisory panel. Not technically a Senate seat. Technically cross-party public service that Jason Kenney defended thoughtfully (see his post elsewhere). But the optics are brutal: denial, then acceptance, in under two days. For specific context on O'Toole's actual trajectory: former Conservative leader lost 2021 election to Trudeau. Replaced by Poilievre. Post-political career has involved corporate board roles, advisory work, specific public commentary. Joining Carney's panel is consistent with that pattern. The panel itself is unpaid public service, not a Senate appointment. What Ezra Levant captured accurately is something deeper though. Political leaders across parties routinely cooperate at elite levels while their bases fight each other online. O'Toole on a Carney panel after years of opposing Liberal policies. Kenney defending this cooperation. Harper appointed Manley (Liberal) and Doer (NDP) to major roles. The top of politics is substantially more collaborative than the bottom. Supporters of parties argue and fight on social media. Leaders sit together, shake hands, and discuss their careers. This isn't corruption necessarily. It's normal elite behavior across democracies. Also genuinely frustrating for partisans who take ideological fights seriously. The specific hypocrisy here is the 48-hour reversal on public posture. O'Toole either knew he was joining and denied it publicly (lying to supporters), or didn't know and accepted abruptly (poor judgment about his own commitments), or was persuaded quickly (weak convictions). None of these reflect well. For specific Carney's position: smart politics bringing Conservative expertise into US trade strategy. Symbolic broad coalition against Trump pressure. Substantively useful given O'Toole's specific US relationships. The lesson for specific voters: watch what politicians do, not what they say about each other. Elite cooperation is normal. Partisan online fighting is theater. Both happen simultaneously. Adjust your political engagement accordingly. Don't let theater consume your actual political analysis.

“Canada first, Canada last, Canada always.” 🇨🇦

Seventy-five years ago in Korea, Canadian soldiers at the Battle of Kapyong held their ground against overwhelming odds. Ten brave Canadians made the ultimate sacrifice. Today we honour their service and reflect on how our two great countries can build a better and freer future together. Lest we forget.

Great to be back in Iqaluit for a discussion on economic security, dual use infrastructure & critical mineral development in the Arctic at the Nunavut Mining Symposium. 🇨🇦