Commentary If polls are to be believed, the Liberal Party continues to poll stronger than the rival Conservatives. But as the pandemic situation shifts, there may be a reckoning of the political landscape. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole acknowledged as much in his speech at the party’s recent policy convention, where he prescribed change and unity as the means to outmanoeuvre the Liberals and broaden the conservative tent. The item that got the most publicity from the convention was the vote by party members against the leadership on a policy statement on climate change. Some critics said the leadership shot itself in the foot by highlighting this issue and giving ammunition to the opposition. Going into the next election, if the Conservative Party takes a reactionary or defensive approach in countering the offences launched by the opposition, it will find it hard to be the author of its own narrative. Those …