Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is appointing Toronto-area MP Leona Alleslev as the party's next deputy leader.
Alleslev was first elected as a Liberal in 2015, but crossed the floor to join the Conservatives last September because she disagreed with Liberal policies on the economy and foreign affairs.
Scheer is trying to refocus his caucus on next week's return of Parliament, with two campaigns now underway to vote him out at a leadership review in April.