Mere months after the Ontario Progressive Conservatives kicked Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios out of caucus for voting against Bill 195, she and husband Jim Karahalios have started their own party and are now awaiting final approval from Elections Ontario. Appetite for a 'strong party,' Karahalios saysKarahalios said while she could continue as an independent, it's easier to run for politics under a party banner. Jim Karahalios disqualified from federal leadership raceKarahalios' husband, Jim Karahalios, has had his own tangles with the provincial Progressive Conservatives and the federal Conservative Party. Will it provide a venue for people who feel like the Progressive Conservative Party [isn't] representing their views? She said whenever the main Conservative party is not seen to be "conservative enough" someone further right pops up.

Source: CBC News November 08, 2020 11:00 UTC