Scheer’s Conservative caucus support gives him the advantage, but leadership win not in the bag

Stockwell Day says caucus support doesn't necessarily reflect wider party support, but it does give leadership candidates the advantage to use other MPs as surrogates 'to pound on your opponents.'

It's on: Conservative leadership candidates including Andrew Scheer, centre, at an unofficial debate hosted by MP Pierre Poilievre in his Ottawa-area riding Carleton, Ont., on Nov. 13, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

January 9, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative MP and leadership candidate Andrew Scheer may have the most endorsements from his caucus colleagues on the Hill, but that doesn’t mean he’s got the leadership in the bag. The member for Regina-Q...

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