Two Conservative Leadership Candidates Call for Mendicino to Step Down Over Emergencies Act Claims

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre (C) gestures toward Jean Charest (2nd L) as Roman Baber (L), Scott Aitchison (2nd R) and Leslyn Lewis look on during a leadership debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Two Conservative Party leadership candidates have called for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to either resign or be fired over his controversial comments that the Emergencies Act was invoked based on the advice of law enforcement.

“It’s crystal clear that the Minister made false statements in the House of Commons,” said Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre in a June 9 statement.