Conservative Party (CPC) Leader Erin O’Toole faces significant discontent from many of his MPs that could force him to face a secret confidence vote as early as Wednesday.
Mr O’Toole said on social media late Monday night that he had no intention of quitting his post, even though a group of his MPs called on the party leadership to challenge his leadership. of a revision.
Erin O’Toole explained that the Conservatives had a choice between two paths to follow, that of MPs Randy Hillier and Derek Sloan, the choice of negativism and extremism, he wrote, or that of building a party more inclusive who recognizes the need for change, a message he has been hammering home since taking over as Tory leader in 2020.
We learn tonight that members of the Conservative caucus do not know which way to go. Apparently they’re distributing a letter to the caucus to hold a vote on my leadership of the party.
Very well. 3/5
— Erin O’Toole (@erinotoole) February 1, 2022
On Monday evening, Ontario MP Scott Reid informed his colleagues that he had received a written memo signed by at least 20% of Conservative caucus members calling for a challenge to Erin O’Toole’s leadership, citing the Act of 2014 instituting reforms.
After last year’s election defeat, the Conservative caucus gave itself the power to vote on the leader’s leadership, a move O’Toole called a salutary process of accountability.
On Monday, Alberta MP Garnett Genuis, international development critic for Erin O’Toole, acknowledged that he was among the signatories of the leadership review request. However, four months ago this member urged members to unite behind the current leader.
In a post on social media, fellow Alberta MP Bob Benzen, who backed Erin O’Toole in the 2017 and 2020 leadership contests, criticizes her for frequently changing her stance on party policies and that it is time for the caucus to review its leadership. In his opinion, this is the only step that can avoid a deep and irreparable split in the Conservative Party.
In recent months, MPs have criticized the leader on a variety of topics, some over the House of Commons vote on conversion therapies and others over his decision not to speak out against Quebec’s secularism law. .