Former Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds up his platform book as he speaks to supporters at a campaign rally Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Hamilton, Ont.
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may have led to his removal as party leader, according to documents tabled before the foreign interference inquiry.Then-Conservative leader Erin O'Toole holds up his platform book as he speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Hamilton, Ont.
Chen's petition did not lead to O'Toole stepping down as party leader. He was forced to leave the job in February 2022 following an internal caucus revolt.In an email sent to CBC News, Chen said he launched the petition to elect a new Conservative leader "on the basis that Mr. O'Toole was not fit to lead our country or our party."
In a newly released document, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole accuses Conservative Party member Bert Chen of having "unusual ties to the PRC government." Chen denies the allegation, saying he was born in Taiwan and his family fought in the Chinese Civil War against the Chinese Communist Party. "It was the Conservative Party of Canada caucus that voted to remove the then-leader, not a National Council member," she said in an email to CBC News.
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