Canada opposition party head tests positive for coronavirus

The brand new chief of Canada’s primary opposition birthday party has examined certain for the coronavirus.

The Conservative birthday party introduced past due Friday that its chief, Erin O’Toole, gained a good check and used to be feeling smartly. His circle of relatives examined damaging.

The birthday party elected him as its new chief final month. He’s going to face Top Minister Justin Trudeau within the subsequent common election.

Trudeau’s Liberal birthday party executive will define its priorities for the brand new consultation of Parliament subsequent week. O’Toole received’t have the ability to attend in particular person now.

A federal election may well be prompted once subsequent week if the 3 primary opposition events sign up for in combination to defeat the federal government when a brand new consultation of Parliament starts.

The chief of the Quebec-based Bloc Quebecois, Yves-Francois Blanchet, additionally examined certain for the coronavirus this week.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault mentioned he would get examined after the O’Toole information. The 2 met final week.

Coronavirus circumstances have began to climb once more in Canada in contemporary weeks in what some are calling a 2nd wave.