Tories Choose Candice Bergen as Interim Leader After Ousting O'Toole

Conservative MP Candice Bergen rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 15, 2021. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is the new interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Conservative MPs chose Bergen for the role in a secret ballot Wednesday night after voting to remove Erin O’Toole from the top job earlier in the day.