The federal Conservatives say they’re postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the delay Saturday afternoon, saying that the convention will now take place in November in Quebec City. “The Conservative Party’s National Council voted Friday to delay the policy […]
OTTAWA — Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leadership contest, Maxime Bernier and Kevin O’Leary, quickly ruled themselves out. As did Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Ontario Premier […]
OTTAWA — After rejecting calls for his resignation from within his party for weeks, federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced Thursday that he will step down as soon as his party chooses a successor. “Serving as the leader of the party that I love so much has been the opportunity and the challenge of a […]
The 43rd session of Parliament — and a new era of minority government — is to open Thursday with a speech from the throne emphasizing the issues on which Justin Trudeau’s Liberals believe they can find common ground with opposition parties. The throne speech is penned by the Prime Minister’s Office but read by Gov. […]
CALGARY – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month’s election loss as elites and “talking heads” who know he’ll never relent in his opposition to the carbon tax. “They think that what Canada needs is a second Liberal Party,” he said in a speech to the […]
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Thursday that despite considerable party infighting over his future as leader, he will remain at the helm, and as a show of how he intends to change the party, he’s appointed a former Liberal as his number 2. Toronto-area MP Leona Alleslev was named this morning as deputy leader of the Conservatives, […]
Premier Scott Moe and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday in Ottawa. Scheer, will share his thoughts on how the new minority government should operate, and what he’d like to see in the Throne Speech, while asking Trudeau to recall Parliament on the 25th. Moe meanwhile will ask for […]
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer knows more Latin than most. And at the first Conservative caucus meeting following the Oct. 21 election, many will be listening for how far Scheer goes in his opening remarks to incorporate two words many people do know: mea culpa — it is my fault. It will be a […]
OTTAWA — Signs are pointing to a civil war breaking out within the Conservative party, but breaking down along different lines than past internal battles that divided the party ideologically. At its heart a single question: is Andrew Scheer personally and solely to blame for the failure of the party to capture a majority in last […]
More than one-third of Canadians voted strategically in last week’s federal election to stop another party from winning, a new poll suggests. Thirty-five per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said their decision about who to support took into account the chances that their vote would prevent another party’s candidate from being victorious. And […]
