Conservatives divided on fate of O'Toole, as party's MPs call for unity

The Conservative Party is facing internal strife as some insiders want to see Erin O'Toole ousted as leader, while newly elected MPs hope for some semblance of unity.

After failing to dethrone the Liberals and pick up more seats this federal election, O’Toole must shift from fighting for Justin Trudeau’s job to fighting for his own.

However, Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she and her colleagues headed back to Ottawa are focused squarely on their role as opposition.

“We have 120-some members of Parliament that are going back to Ottawa to deal with major issues. Parliament needs to get back to work,” she said during an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday.

Rempel Garner added that she welcomes an election campaign review, and said the party can both look back at what went wrong and also look to the future in terms of how they want to shape policy going forward.