Kamloops MP endorses Erin O’Toole as Conservative leader

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod is backing Ontario MP Erin O’Toole as the future leader of the Conservative party.

O’Toole was elected as MP in the region of Durham, which lies east of Toronto and includes cities like Oshawa and Whitby. In a series of tweets, McLeod says O’Toole understands B.C. issues and said she would like to “(unite) together and take Canada back.”

Our nation is in crisis, from the pulp mill closure in Nova Scotia, to energy project cancellations in Alberta, to the shuttering of forestry mills in my home province of B.C. @ErinOTooleMP understands that one province’s challenges are the nation’s economic concern 1/3 pic.twitter.com/9M1zKnuOns

— Cathy McLeod MP (@Cathy_McLeod) February 26, 2020

Yesterday was the deadline to apply for the position as leader for the Conservative Party of Canada. According to the party's website, applicants had to pay a $25,000 entrance fee and obtain 1,000 signatures from party members from at least seven provinces. There are at least seven confirmed contenders, according to this article.

Conservative MPs Dan Albas for the Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola and Mel Arnold of the North Okanagan-Shuswap have not yet publicly announced nor confirmed to iNFOnews.ca which candidate they’re endorsing.

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