ford can say what he wants, but the reality is that the members of the party did actually just vote for her. and, the self-defeating attitude towards muslims (most of whom are conservatives.) aside, she's a far better representative of the future of conservatism in canada than he is.

the conservatives will say something about her being a distraction. that is tactically wrong: she's what the party needs to rev up it's base.

i might rather suggest that ford, or his handlers, were more concerned about the likelihood of her trying to remove ford essentially immediately. she's got palace intrigue written all over her.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4189784/tanya-granic-allen-doug-ford-ontario-pc/