A Conservative senator from Quebec helping Pierre Poilievre try to win leadership of the party is criticizing Jean Charest as a "Conservative of convenience," who on Monday, March 7, 2022, nabbed an endorsement from another potential contender.
The Conservative Party of Canada will wait until Sept. 10 to pick a new leader, providing more time for prospective candidates to mount their campaigns, including former Quebec premier Jean Charest.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole returned Pierre Poilievre to his old job as finance critic, but left former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis off the Opposition's front bench as he released the names of those who will serve in his shadow cabinet when Parliament returns.
Mandatory immunization has been called for by the Liberals and Bloc Québécois, and supported by the NDP, as parties prepare for Parliament to resume following last month's federal election.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's confident his 118 elected MPs have his back, despite voting to give themselves the power to review his leadership and potentially give him the boot.
Some re-elected Conservative members of Parliament — along with a former leadership contender — are lining up to say others should get united behind leader Erin O'Toole, as questions swirl about whether his election performance warrants him staying in the job.
If there has to be another election in the next few years, let’s hope it’s one that’s defined by some new faces — and new voices, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Efforts to oust controversial Conservative MP Derek Sloan from the party’s caucus moved swiftly Tuesday as party leader Erin O’Toole pushed to have the deed done by the week’s end.
