
MP McLeod: “People who have supported Max in the past are very angry with him.”
HALIFAX — Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod isn’t worried the departure of high profile MP Maxime Bernier will lead to a split in the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC).
Bernier announced he was leaving the party this morning, condemning the Conservatives and leader Andrew Scheer as having betrayed the party’s core principles.
Bernier, who finished second to Scheer in last year’s leadership contest, is planning to build his own federal party.
Speaking to CFJC Today from the party’s convention in Halifax, McLeod says it doesn’t appear Bernier has any support within the CPC.