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Canada Conservatives oust leader Erin O’Toole

Erin O'Toole told the Conservative party’s 118 members of parliament: ‘You have been heard. My goal will be to bring us together.’ They voted to ditch him.
Erin O'Toole told the Conservative party’s 118 members of parliament: ‘You have been heard. My goal will be to bring us together.’ They voted to ditch him. Photograph: Blair Gable/Reuters

Canada’s Conservatives have ousted their leader amid accusations of “flip-flopping” on key Tory issues, and a broader debate over whether the party should appeal to a more rightwing voting base.

In a secret ballot held on Wednesday, 73 Conservative parliamentarians voted to remove Erin O’Toole as leader. Forty-five voted for him to keep his job.

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