Ongoing standoff over O’Toole’s leadership review ‘unsustainable,’ causing deep fissures in the party, say Conservatives

The Conservative Party's national council ruled on Dec. 12 that Senator Denise Batters' petition urging for an early leadership review is unconstitutional, but she says she won't give up her fight.

Some caucus members and longtime Conservative Party members want Erin O'Toole to agree to an early leadership review as the ongoing tension between the two sides is hurting the party's unity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 13, 2021

Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole should call an early leadership review because if he waits until the scheduled August 2023 biennial convention it will further poison the relationship between the two sides, severely impeding the party’s ability to win the next election, say MPs, senior Con...

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