The Conservative Party of Canada Caucus will have a vote on Wednesday morning, and it will have local and national attention.
Conservative Members of Parliament will have a secret vote on whether or not Hastings Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan will remain as part of the party ranks.
On Tuesday, Quinte News learned that the party received enough support to bring the issues before caucus for a vote.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole announced Monday that he was seeking to expel Sloan for accepting money from a white nationalist named Paul Fromm. Fromm made the donation under the name Frederick P Fromm in August, in the amount of $131 to Sloan’s leadership campaign.
Sloan argues that he received 13,000 individual donations, amounting to more than $1.3 million. He adds that when he learned of the donation, he reached out to party brass to have the money returned.
In a CBC article, CPC spokesperson Cory Hann indicated Fromm was sold the membership by the Sloan campaign, and the party was revoking Fromm’s membership and giving back the money. An unnamed leadership staffer of Sloan tells Quinte News Fromm got his membership online.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he has been calling for Sloan’s removal for months
Quinte News has been told in order to expel Sloan, the vote will need support of 50% plus one.
Leader Erin O’Toole says he will also seek to have Sloan’s named removed from running for the party in the next election, a move he can do without caucus approval.
