O'Toole Pledges Conservatives Would Restore One Million Jobs Within a Year If Elected

O'Toole Pledges Conservatives Would Restore One Million Jobs Within a Year If Elected
A cowboy hat is left inside an empty ballroom at the Conservative national convention in Halifax on Aug. 25, 2018. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled elements of his election pitch to Canadians Friday, seeking to ease his party’s jitters that they’re without an offering solid enough to woo voters away from the Trudeau Liberals.

His marquee speech to the party’s policy convention contained what he billed as a “recovery plan” that would within one year restore one million jobs lost to the COVID−19 pandemic.