The leader of the federal Conservative Party has been removed from his position following a caucus revolt.
Reports out of Ottawa indicate that Erin O’Toole was removed after a majority of caucus voted in favour of his ouster during a secret ballot vote this morning.
There has been growing dissatisfaction with O’Toole’s leadership ever since he took over the position in a hotly contested leadership race in early 2020.
A majority of Conservative caucus members signed a letter this week forcing a leadership review.
The next step for the party is to find an interim leader and plan for a leadership contest, the third for the party in the last five years.
O’Toole tweeted out on Tuesday that he was not going anywhere and that Canada needs the Conservative Party to be “united and serious.”
There are two roads open to the Conservative Party of Canada. One is the road of Randy Hillier and Derek Sloan. It is angry, negative, and extreme. It is a dead-end; one that would see the party of Confederation become the NDP of the right. 1/5
— Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) February 1, 2022