Local MP not saying how he voted in O’Toole ouster, calls for ‘timely leadership race’
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Conservative caucus members took part in a secret vote to decide the fate of their leader today, and secret is how the local MP is going to keep how he voted.
Erin O’Toole was removed as leader of the federal party, with 73 of the 118 MP’s voted to oust him (61.9 per cent), and 45 wanting to keep him (38.1 per cent)
At the request of Vernon Matters, Mel Arnold, MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap, issued a statement on the leadership vote, which reiterated his comments from Tuesday, that the discussions about the leader have “become very public” and have caused a distraction to the “important work” Conservatives have to focus on.
“I believe a timely leadership race is now necessary for grassroots members to select a new leader and allow the Conservative Party to rebuild unity and restore focus on the issues facing Canadians such as mounting inflation, housing and healthcare shortages, and national security,” said Arnold in his statement.
