TORONTO — As he prepares to hand over the reins of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives this weekend, the party’s interim leader said he’s managed to clean up the mess left by his predecessor Patrick Brown. Vic Fedeli had previously vowed to “root out the rot” from within Tory ranks and in his last speech to caucus as interim leader Tuesday morning, he said he has achieved his goal. The party eventually reopened candidate nominations in two contested ridings, though some grassroots members have called for more nominations to be reconsidered. “I know that our party will unite behind the new leader and I have said today that the state of our party is strong,” he said. “All the pieces that we need to win an election are in place.”Asked whether he regrets highlighting the “rot” in his own party, Fedeli said he stands by his earlier assessment.

Source: National Post March 06, 2018 12:22 UTC