OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier has easily held on to the leadership of the party he founded.
Almost 96 per cent of votes cast in a leadership review were in favour of Bernier staying at the helm of the People's Party of Canada.
Voting started Nov. 12, wrapped up on Friday, and was only open to members with a valid party membership as of Sept. 20. In all, the party says 15,454 votes were cast, representing nearly three-fifths of eligible voters.
Bernier issued a statement saying he takes the vote as a sign of unity within the party he founded three years ago following his high-profile split with the Conservative party.
He adds that he now plans to use his newfound mandate as leader to prepare the party for the next general election, whenever that should happen.
The fall election was the second in which the PPC took part since its founding, and the second in which it failed to win a seat in the House of Commons.
