Pressure mounting on Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne: sources [Video]

Pressure is mounting on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne, his national campaign manager, whom critics hold responsible for the party’s election defeat last month, sources told Radio-Canada.

“After a loss, heads have to roll,” said one Conservative. 

“If Jenni Byrne stays, we won’t be able to support Pierre,” a second added. 

“If there’s no change between now and January, the caucus will lose patience,” said a third.

Discontent within the Conservative ranks continues to grow three weeks after the Liberals won a fourth term in government, sources said. Many Conservatives are directly blaming Byrne, the campaign architect and Poilievre’s confidante, for the loss.

“There’s only one head that needs to roll, and that’s Jenni’s. You don’t realize how she treats everyone like garbage,” one Conservative source said.