The near-unanimous consensus of Conservative insiders who spoke to the Star on Tuesday is that Conservative leader Erin O'Toole will have a difficult fight ahead of him to maintain his grip on the party leadership. torstar.co/OR0k50Gesk6
The Star spoke to more than 15 plugged-in Conservative sources in the wake of Monday’s election, which saw the Conservatives returned to Ottawa to reprise their role as the Official Opposition. thestar.com/politics/feder…
Most spoke to the Star only on the condition they not be identified. But the conversations make clear that the anger facing O’Toole and his team is real, pronounced and coming from multiple corners of the “big blue tent.” thestar.com/politics/feder…
“Erin demonstrably underperformed (former Conservative leader Andrew) Scheer,” said one senior Tory source. “He won fewer seats and a lower percentage of the popular vote. Look what happened to Scheer.” thestar.com/politics/feder…
A source close to O’Toole said early Tuesday morning that the Conservative leader will encourage caucus to adopt the Reform Act, which would give the party’s MPs the power to launch a leadership review if they so choose. thestar.com/politics/feder…
“We lost seats. We lost votes. We lost diversity (in) our caucus. We lost urban support,” one re-elected MP said Tuesday in an interview.
“Erin led us to this loss and now is trying to detach himself (from) any responsibility." thestar.com/politics/feder…
“Erin led us to this loss and now is trying to detach himself (from) any responsibility." thestar.com/politics/feder…
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