Andrew Scheer

KNOX – Those willing to stand for party leadership are few and far between

January 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

DAVID MERNER spent part of Thursday on the phone to a woman in the Maritimes, urging her to run for the leadership of the federal Green Party. That might seem odd, [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Both non-Conservatives and party faithful say Ambrose has the right stuff

December 17, 2019 // 3 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE Dec 17, 2019 – Andrew Scheer’s resignation as Conservative leader earlier this month may have closed the book on what – compared to [Continue]

PETERS – Will Andrew Scheer be the last social conservative to lead the Tories?

December 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

ANDREW SCHEER’S RESIGNATION this week was a bombshell that even his caucus didn’t expect. If he was going to resign, the logical time would have been sooner after the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Andrew Scheer should face the music and step aside

December 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICS IS A TOUGH, DIRTY BUSINESS, a fact of life Andrew Scheer is finding out these days. Scheer is trying to save his job as [Continue]

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]