Wed Nov 17, 2021 – 7:51 pm EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) – Senator Denise Batters is no longer a member of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) after being kicked out via voicemail because she launched a petition calling for the ouster of party head Erin O’Toole.
On Tuesday, O’Toole released a statement saying that as CPC leader he will not “tolerate an individual discrediting and showing a clear lack of respect towards the efforts of the entire Conservative caucus, who are holding the corrupt and disastrous Trudeau government to account.”
Batters tweeted Tuesday that she was fired from the party in shame by voicemail but that she will not be “silenced.”
“Tonight, Erin O’Toole tried to silence me for giving our #CPC members a voice. I will not be silenced by a leader so weak that he fired me VIA VOICEMAIL. Most importantly, he cannot suppress the will of our Conservative Party members.”
On Monday, Batters launched a petition calling for the ouster of O’Toole, saying he is viewed as ‘untrustworthy’ to lead the party.
Batters, who is from Saskatchewan, said O’Toole has “watered down and even entirely reversed our policy positions without the input of party or caucus members on carbon tax, on guns, on conscience rights.”
According to CPC Party President Rob Batherson, Batters asking for a leadership review of O’Toole did not
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