Conservative caucus votes to expel Sloan, former contender for party leadership

He faced potential expulsion last year during the leadership race over comments he made that appeared to question whether chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who is of Asian descent, was a pawn of China.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, led the effort to oust Derek Sloan, who ran for the leadership, but dropped off the ballot on the first round of voting in August.
A majority of Conservatives on Wednesday voted in favour of removing embattled MP Derek Sloan from their caucus during a virtual meeting, in an apparent rebuke of his leadership campaign’s acceptance of a donation from an avowed white nationalist.  Conse...

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