Unable to dislodge him before then, his critics in the party focus on ensuring he does not survive the vote. The other is to get it over with: a clean, quick coup that, however brutal, leaves a lot less blood on the floor than the alternative. Ideally we would give caucus the power, not just to remove the leader but to choose his replacement: the classic Westminster model. No longer could a party leader remain aloof from caucus, holed up with his advisers, accountable to no one. From now on, he would have to answer to members of caucus.

Source: National Post November 05, 2019 01:41 UTC