‘This could be a real housecleaner’: O’Toole, Sloly, Deans down, more high-profile officials may become political casualties of trucker protest, say political insiders

The Ottawa blockade by the truckers' protest is 'big,' it's history in the making, say pollsters.

Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole, former chair of Police Services Board Dian Deans and former Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly have become the casualties of the Ottawa trucker protest. Political insiders say more high-profile officials may have to step down from their positions as a result of the fallout of this blockade.The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Twitter

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BY ABBAS RANA

February 21, 2022

The ongoing trucker protest that has so far taken down three high-profile officials in the nation’s capital, could cause more political casualties of prominent officials in the coming days, say political insiders. “This could be a real housecleaner, we will see,” said Frank Graves, president ...

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