Posted on 02/01/2022 10:08:45 AM PST by Coronal
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is facing an internal revolt and some members of his caucus are prepared to trigger a vote on his future as early as Wednesday, sources told CBC News.
MPs opposed to O'Toole's leadership have collected enough signatures — 35 so far — to hold a secret ballot to decide his fate, sources said.
The organizers of this effort have brought a letter with the names of the anti-O'Toole MPs to Scott Reid, the Conservative caucus chair. In a memo to all Tory MPs on Monday, Reid said he is prepared to have the vote on Wednesday's national caucus meeting.
A vote by 50 per cent plus one of the 119 sitting Conservative MPs calling on O'Toole to step down would force him to make way for an interim leader immediately.
Sources tell CBC News that O'Toole's caucus opponents believe they have the necessary votes, with at least 60 MPs agreeing that he has to go.
But in a statement Monday night, O'Toole said he has no plans to step down.
"I'm not going anywhere and I'm not turning back," he said in a Facebook post. "Canada needs us to be united and serious."
Sources said the anti-O'Toole contingent has had more than enough signatures to prompt such a vote for weeks, but they held back triggering the secret ballot process until they could be sure a majority of MPs were ready to cast him aside.
"He's done it to himself," a source said of O'Toole. "He's done nothing to endear himself to caucus.
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My question to the Conservative caucus:
So, why did you choose this CINO turd as your “leader” in the FIRST place?
Because 2/3rds of Canadians are not Conservative.
Time to bring in Pierre! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMr8D5bw_Cw
“Fakeservative” describes this man I saw him on Election Night walking into his rally with a mask on. That says it all.
Dump him. Consider a Trump-like alternative.
Good, I’ve only seen him in one video and he has zero leadership qualities and even less charisma. That’s what Canada needs now, a strong leader.
Mark Holland does a good Kevin McCarthy impersonation. Weak.
The first problem is having a male named “Erin” running things. What’s next? Kim, Leslie, Ashley, Terry?
He promised a conservative platform and then betrayed that platform.
Every since “Madison Cawthrone” became the favorite conservative “rising star” in the U.S., we’re really in no position to mock guys named “Lindsay” and “Eric”
Relative of Plenty O’Toole?
Yup. He ended up siding WITH the socialists in banning conversion therapy.
That is BANG on. 2 out of 3 are socialist one way or the other.
The Conservative Party of Canada should use the nickname, “Cucknucks” instead of “Torries”.
They are weak even worse than RINOs.
The family friendly version is “Fakeservatives”.
Use it liberally...sarc
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