O’Toole reverses course on Conservative gun policy, pledges to keep ban on ‘assault-style’ guns

After being dogged by questions about his vague stance on gun control, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole now says he will uphold the Liberals’ ban on ‘assault-style’ weapons if he’s elected. His party’s platform pledged to repeal it. Mike Le Couteur explains what may be behind O’Toole’s clarification.

• Conservatives’ Erin O’Toole has shot himself in the foot — twice — with murky stance on gun control