The trucker convoy, the remnants of which seem determined to make those living in the Ottawa core indefinitely miserable, would have been a challenge for any Conservative leader to reckon with. But for Erin O’Toole, it crystallized everything that has plagued his leadership, expressing opposing positions within days of each other, appearing embarrassed to be a conservative, being outshined by his own caucus, and leaving everyone unsatisfied in the end. If it was indeed the trigger for the party revolt that ousted him Wednesday, it is a fitting one.
Honestly I thought O’Toole would survive this challenge and I am no fan.
I do wonder what motivated such a large defeat beyond his obvious shortcomings as a Flip-Flopper etc.
Were the MP’s party to intelligence indicating widespread defections from the CPC?
The current party platform is little different from the LPC causing my withdrawal of support.
Maybe a new leader will change my mind and I’ll return but I suspect not.
