Liberals won't get their expected cakewalk, Conservatives say after week one

During Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s first week, his campaign plane touched down at the Winnipeg airport, parking right next to the aircraft carrying his chief rival: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

“I can’t verify this, but we’ve been told it broke down already,” O’Toole joked with his campaign team.

In a quest to move from Official Opposition to government, the Conservatives are flying high over what they believe to be a smooth, strong start to their campaign.

Senior campaign officials say they’ve had a good week  — and that the Liberals have not. Some believe the Liberals underestimated O’Toole when they called this snap summer election