Canada’s opposition leader has been ousted by party members

By: Thomas I. Likness
Eagle News Service

(Eagle News) — Members of Canada’s federal Conservative Party have told its leader, Erin O’Toole, to clean out his desk.

In a secret ballot vote Wednesday, 73 Conservative members of Parliament voted to replace O’Toole — only 45 supported him.

O’Toole has been the leader for just a year-and-one-half.

He has been under fire since losing the last federal election to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party.

Since then, party members have been quarreling over policy direction.

The 49-year-old O’Toole says he will accept the party’s decision.The next step is to choose an interim leader until a leadership convention can be held later this year.
(Eagle News Service)