Canadian Conservative leader faces revolt by his lawmakers

By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada’s Conservative party is facing a revolt by his party’s lawmakers and could be ousted as soon as Wednesday. If successful, he would be the third main political rival Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has helped bring down. Conservatives leader Erin O’Toole angered some by trying to move the party more toward the center. He said late Monday that lawmakers of his party have a choice between extremism or inclusion that better reflects the Canada of 2022. Conservative lawmaker Garnett Genuis tweeted earlier that one-third of Conservative lawmakers are calling for the end of O’Toole’s leadership. O’Toole lost the election last fall to Trudeau.