Erin O’Toole has been removed as Conservative Party leader following a leadership review vote on Feb. 2 that saw 73 MPs in the caucus in favour of replacing him compared to 45 endorsing him. It didn’t take long after the party’s election loss last fall for some Tory MPs, senators, and party members to call for O’Toole’s ouster. It’s a deja vu moment for the Conservatives, given that Andrew Scheer faced the same fate after losing the 2019 election, with leaks from within the party leading to his eventual removal. Prior to the vote, O’Toole said the challenge to his leadership was coming from MPs who haven’t caught up with modern Canada. However, political observers contend that he abandoned core conservative principles during the election campaign, resulting in a loss of supporters, and that he was never able to unite the party’s factions. In a series of tweets on Jan. …
O’Toole Out: A Look at Yet Another Tory Leader’s Ouster Following Election Loss, Infighting
February 2, 2022
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