Critics accuse Andrew Scheer of hiding policies after campaign win
Freshly minted Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says he'd scrub the red ink from Ottawa's books as prime minister — a tall order in a country where balanced budgets are seen as an “endangered species.” The revenue-strapped Liberal government
The Conservative leadership race is over, and the contestants who pushed the envelope with more provocative policy ideas didn't make the cut. They included Michael Chong, with his support for carbon taxes, Maxime Bernier, with his call to end supply. After a year of uncertainty, a grinding leadership campaign and a mind-boggling field of 14 candidates at its height, the Conservative Party of Canada finally selected Andrew Scheer as its new leader Saturday in a come-from-behind win. After all that …
Critics accuse Andrew Scheer of hiding policies after campaign win
There's a new counterculture afoot and Andrew Scheer is one of its leaders
As Conservative MPs returned to Parliament Hill on Monday with a brand new leader, a question still hangs over Andrew Scheer's come-from-behind win: How much of his mandate does Scheer owe to social conservatives, and will he fulfill his promise to …
Stephen Harper 2.0? The Conservative Party of Canada's new leader is far more theologically driven than his predecessor – not to mention, now heavily indebted to the party's growing social conservative base. by Michael Coren. May 29, 2017. 2:37 PM.
There's a new counterculture afoot and Andrew Scheer is one of its leaders
A move by new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's campaign has made it much tougher for average Canadians to consult the policy positions that won the hearts and minds of Conservative Party supporters. Finding Scheer's policy positions used to be as. Before new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer moves into Stornoway, the elegant Ottawa residence of the head of the Official Opposition, a few things have to change. For one, Mr. Scheer recommends the National Capital Commission – which manages
Andrew Scheer defeated Maxime Bernier by 62,593 to 55,544 votes, according to figures provided by a spokesperson of the Conservative Party. The numbers also reveal that more than 23,000 members included neither candidate on their preferential ballot. . Academics who study such things tell us that we naturally tend to seek shelter in our own intellectual cohort, and that this insularity is a bad thing, because absorbing only the viewpoints of those with whom you agree makes you less smart. That makes …
Conservative supporters in Saskatchewan are both surprised and happy to see a Regina MP become national Conservative leader, and it may have been the support of farmers that put him over the top. Regina-Qu'Appelle MP Andrew Scheer was elected
Liberals waste no time branding Scheer as social conservative extremist
Maxime Bernier, left, congratulates Andrew Scheer on his election as the new leader of the federal Conservative party. The ruling Liberals are framing the new Opposition leader as a far-right extremist. - Frank Gunn, OTTAWA — Even. Congratulations to Andrew Scheer, who was elected as the new Conservative Leader on Saturday in a long, but ultimately satisfying process of balloting. It is to be hoped that the Conservative Party will now enthusiastically embrace and promote ranked …
Andrew Scheer says he's ready for 'huge job' of selling Conservatives – and himself
TORONTO — Andrew Scheer is no stranger to making political history. When he first sought federal political office in 2004, he beat out the NDP candidate who at the time was the longest serving MP in the House of Commons. Seven years later, his
Social conservatives 'excited' at prospect of larger voice with Scheer leading Tories
Groups say they sold as many as 18,000 party memberships hoping to affect the outcome of the leadership race and grow the social conservative wing of the party. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Loaded: 0%. 0:00 …
