In a House of Commons speech urging an end to #COVID19 mandates and restrictions, Candice Bergen, the interim Conservative leader, calls on convoy protestors to dismantle blockades.

“The economy you want to see reopen is hurting,” she says.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/wfaIHBtTdZ

— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) February 10, 2022

With friends like these…

Pierre Poilievre is first out the gate.

@brianlilley

BREAKING: Confirmed that @erinotoole has lost the vote with 73 members voting against him.

November Flashback: “My way or the highway“.

Truckers: “Highway it is”.

Quoting Lance: “They gave him a parade to get in front of, and he couldn’t even do that.”

While there are other politicians in this country, both federal and provincial, who are more deserving of removal from office, at least it’s a start. We’ll know for sure by Wednesday.

Ontario MP Scott Reid, chair of the party’s caucus, has informed MPs that he received written notice with signatures from at least 20 per cent of members requesting a review of O’Toole’s leadership, The Canadian Press confirmed.

One member of the Conservative caucus, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said caucus was divided evenly between supporters, detractors and the undecided, but anger is growing and the ground may have shifted.

Hill Times;

The Conservative Party’s Saskatchewan caucus voted Thursday night to stand behind Senator Denise Batters staying in the regional group, a source says, months after leader Erin O’Toole booted Batters from the national caucus in November.

In a special meeting on Jan. 20, the 14-member Saskatchewan regional caucus voted in favour of Batters, according to a Saskatchewan Conservative source.

According to the source, an overwhelming majority of MPs voted to confirm the continued participation of Batters, the party’s sole Senator from the province.

Batters referred all questions to Saskatchewan Conservative caucus chair Kevin Waugh (Saskatoon-Grasswood, Sask.), who declined to comment citing caucus confidentiality. […]

National caucus chair Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, Ont.) did not respond to The Hill Times‘ request for comment…

Warmington- Opposition shockingly silent on PM’s hatred of unvaccinated Canadians

Gunter-The disappearing act of Erin O’Toole

Ever since September’s federal election, I’ve defended keeping Erin O’Toole as Conservative leader.

However, in the last week, in particular, O’Toole’s missteps have made it appear that the chaos of an internal Conservative contest couldn’t be any worse than keeping O’Toole in place.

This seems to be a hard concept for a lot of people.

The Hill Times- Erin O’Toole: no path to victory

Hearts and minds.

#BREAKING: Senator @denisebatters has been removed from the Conservative caucus, leader @erinotoole announces. #cdnpoli

— Laura Stone (@l_stone) November 17, 2021

Update: She ain’t going quietly.

Globe- Erin O’Toole has been treed by his own party, and he can’t come down to talk

Mr. O’Toole hasn’t been saying much about anything since the election. He has taken reporters’ questions three times since Sept. 20. Mr. Trudeau has held eight press “availabilities.” Usually it’s the opposition pushing to get its points across.

An opposition party that doesn’t oppose much of anything and a leader that goes into hiding after a terrible election result, largely of his own making, are not things that inspire confidence. The Conservative Party of Canada is a dead duck in the water while the country is circling the drain.