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OTTAWA -- Andrew Scheer has decided to resign as Canadian opposition Conservative Party leader after a election loss and facing internal party divisions over his ability to lead the party, according to The Globe and Mail Thursday.

Scheer called a special caucus meeting Thursday morning where he announced he was stepping down.

The decision comes as former Conservative shadow cabinet minister John Baird tabled a highly critical report on the party's election campaign to Scheer's office on Wednesday.