News Analysis
As if expecting the knives to come out to force Pierre Poilievre out as leader after the Conservatives failed to win the April 28 election, the Tory leader’s top lieutenants came to his defence within hours of the result.
Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman reiterated that she looks forward to Poilievre’s continued leadership, while Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, who once held Poilievre’s position as party leader, said his “continued leadership will ensure we finish the job next time.”
Scheer himself was effectively ousted after losing the 2019 election, stepping down amid insider leaks to the media casting him in a negative light. His successor Erin O’Toole was similarly ousted for losing the 2021 election, in that instance by a vote in caucus….