ViewpointsOpinionConservative Party Gimmicks Don’t Come CheapShort-term bid for votes threatens to undermine Canadian economySavePrintConservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks to the media while campaigning in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan RemiorzFergus Hodgson8/29/2021|Updated: 9/1/2021CommentaryEditor’s note: This is the second in a series examining the economic platform of each party ahead of the 2021 federal election. The first can be read here. Share this articleLeave a commentFergus HodgsonAuthorFergus Hodgson is the director of “ Econ Americas”, a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “ Impunity Observer” , a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “ Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan (2024).” websiteAuthor’s Selected ArticlesFirsthand Account Lays Bare the Cuban RevolutionDec 19, 2022There Is Nowhere to Flee ToOct 24, 2022How the Legal Minefield Suffocates the US EconomyAug 10, 2022Opinion: Alberta Sounds Battle Cry for SovereigntyOct 27, 2021Related TopicseconomyRecovery2021 Canada federal election