Conservative leadership candidate Derek Sloan is digging in on his attacks on Canada’s chief public health officer, now saying he believes Dr. Theresa Tam should be fired for having “very likely cost Canadian lives.”
Sloan rejected calls by his Ontario colleagues this week to apologize for his remarks. Many of Conservative MPs want him ejected from their ranks — a move that will be discussed when the party’s national caucus meets virtually Friday.
Nearly two-dozen MPs have signed a letter requesting a secret ballot vote to decide Sloan’s future. The Conservatives are the only party to adopt special rules that allow the caucus to eject one of its members. If 20 per cent of caucus — 25 MPs — call for a vote, Sloan could be booted through a simple majority decision. One Tory said discussions were underway on how to hold a secret ballot remotely.
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