Andrew Scheer

NATIONAL PULSE – Half of Conservative base thinks Scheer should step down

November 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE November 6, 2019 – As strategists, grassroots members and volunteers take stock of the campaigns that were, some partisans are more sanguine about [Continue]

PETERS – Campaign all smear and no substance but it’s not too late

October 5, 2019 // 1 Comment

JOSHUA KNAAK TWEETED THIS WEEK that this might be the worst election in Canadian history — and he might not be wrong. It has been vapid and vaccuous, lacking both [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A visit from Trudeau, a fired candidate, a not-so-bold council

September 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

AN INTERESTING WEEK IN POLITICS in the Loops. A federal election call, a fired NDP candidate and a not-so-bold move by City council. Taking first things first, Justin Trudeau [Continue]

ELECTION 2019 – Canadians should watch out for dumbfakes, deepfakes

September 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

By DIANNE LALONDE Western University DUMBFAKES AND DEEPFAKES are edited or altered videos. In just the past few years, the capability to produce and share these videos has [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberals claw back into close race with Conservatives

August 29, 2019 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 29, 2019 – The latest public opinion survey from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the ethics commissioner’s mid-August ruling [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Scheer proves he can bring out a crowd during Kamloops stop

July 3, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS SUNSHINE smiled on Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives yesterday. Three hundred and fifty people exchanged donations for [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberals have stopped bleeding; can they regroup?

June 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Most CPC voters have no second choice, but nearly one-in-five could switch to the People’s Party By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 10, 2019 – Notwithstanding a summer sitting [Continue]

BEPPLE – Embassy in Israel not top of mind locally but it’s an important issue

May 15, 2019 // 1 Comment

LAST WEEK, federal Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer announced that, if elected, a Conservative government would move the Canadian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – As Liberal support bleeds, CPC vote remains solid

March 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

Trudeau’s favourability among the public continues to sink alongside Liberal fortunes By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 28, 2019 – Two months of scandal have eroded support [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please, change the channel and give us the old Justin back

March 28, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M GETTING SO INCREDIBLY BORED with the soap opera in Ottawa. Day after day, the Conservatives do everything they can to keep this spent [Continue]

FORSETH – I’m a protectionist but only as long as the playing field isn’t level

June 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

THIS AFTERNOON (June 13, 2018), Sheila Gunn, from the Rebel media, sent me an email asking me to stand up for Maxine Bernier. She stated: “Last night, Andrew Scheer [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Why does PM think bonuses for oil executives acceptable?’

June 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period on Monday, June 4, 2018 between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer on bonuses paid to Kinder Morgan executives: [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘How much of the $4.5 million will be spent in Canada?’

May 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from Question Period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 between Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and Finance Minister Bill Morneau: Hon. Andrew Scheer, [Continue]

KNOX – Today, class, we’ll have a test on current events

June 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

GOOD MORNING, class. Today, we’ll focus on current events. Please write brief essays, based on the past week’s news. • After three weeks of nailbiting tension, Andrew [Continue]