Another Conservative riding calls for vote on O’Toole’s leadership
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Another Conservative riding in Western Canada is calling for Erin O'Toole to face a leadership vote by June 15, the second such challenge to O'Toole's leadership in a week.
A second Conservative riding association is calling on party leadership to put Erin O’Toole’s leadership to a vote.
The Carlton Lake—Eagle Creek riding in Saskatchewan recently passed a motion calling for a leadership review no later than June 15 to “ensure a united and strong Conservative Party of Canada in preparation for an election which could be called at any time in a minority parliament.”
The wording almost exactly mirrors a motion passed by the Foothills Conservative riding association in Alberta, which Global News reported Monday was the first electoral district association (EDA) to call for an accelerated vote on O’Toole’s leadership.
It’s not immediately clear whether the ridings co-ordinated their call as part of a wider campaign to oust O’Toole. Levi Derkson, the president of the southern Saskatchewan EDA, could not immediately provide comment.
Co-ordinated or not, the calls for an expedited leadership review is another headache for O’Toole as he prepares for a potentially difficult caucus retreat later this week. The meetings, which begin tomorrow, will include the findings of former MP James Cumming’s review into where O’Toole’s 2021 campaign fell short.
Lingering concerns within the Conservative caucus over Bill 21 — the Quebec law banning religious garb worn by public sector employees — is also expected to be a topic of discussion.
So far, most of the public challenges to O’Toole’s continued leadership appear to be coming from the party’s western heartland. In addition to the Foothills and Carlton Lake—Eagle Creek motions, Saskatchewan Sen. Denise Batters fronted a petition late last year calling on the party to move ahead the leadership review, currently slated for August 2023.
O’Toole booted Batters from national caucus for speaking up, but she remained a member of the Conservatives’ Senate caucus. Last week, Saskatchewan MPs voted to include Batters in their regional caucus meetings.
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