February 2, 2022 1:11pm
Erin O’Toole has officially lost his hold on the Conservative Party of Canada.
The embattled party leader lost that leadership on Wednesday, when a majority of votes cast by members of the CPC caucus were against having him continue as leader of the party.
According to Althia Raj of the Toronto Star, the vote was 73-45 in favour of replacing him.
@erinotoole has lost the leadership. 73 to 45.
— Althia Raj (@althiaraj) February 2, 2022
O’Toole has faced criticism from within the party in recent months, particularly after the Conservatives were not able to unseat the Liberals in the 2021 election. The criticism seems to have grown stronger in recent days as O’Toole was accused by some of a shaky response to the protest in Ottawa.
The party will soon name an interim leader and then have a leadership race, it’s third since 2015 when Stephen Harper resigned.
More to come.
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