Maxime Bernier Overwhelmingly Confirmed as PPC Leader by Membership

Ottawa, ON, December 5, 2021 — People’s Party of Canada Executive Director, Daniel Tyrie, announced today that Maxime Bernier’s leadership was overwhelmingly confirmed by party members following the review process launched last month.

With 15454 votes cast and a voter participation rate of 57.5%, Mr. Bernier received the support of 95.6% of members, who had to answer Yes or No to the following question: Do you support Maxime Bernier remaining as Leader of the People’s Party of Canada?

“I am extremely proud to know I have the support of the vast majority of our members. I believe this vote signals a strong unity within our party around the principles and policies that I have been defending since its founding,” said Bernier. “We have grown so much over the last three years, but we’re just getting started. I have big plans for the PPC to prepare us for the 45th General Election and I am excited to get to work with this newfound mandate!”

The leadership review was conducted online in partnership with third-party firm, SimplyVoting. The vote took place between November 12th and December 3rd. All PPC members with active membership by September 20th, 2021 (the date of the 44th General Election) were allowed to vote. Official results from SimplyVoting are available on their website at https://ppc.simplyvoting.com/

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