‘I’m a full-spectrum conservative,’ but Scheer downplays his social conservatism, focuses on economy

An immediate target of Conservative MP Andrew Scheer's is the Liberals’ carbon tax.

He's in: Andrew Scheer calls himself a 'unapologetic conservative' who does not want to alienate social conservatives or non-social conservatives in the Conservative Party leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

October 10, 2016

Though he’s seen as one of his party’s flag bearers of social conservatism, Andrew Scheer is more interested in talking about the economy than getting into topics associated with social conservatism, like marriage and sexual morality, as he seeks the federal Conservative leadership. “I’m an...

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