Social conservatives propel Andrew Scheer to Conservative leadership

A narrow victory means the new party chief will have to extend olive branches in all directions, says a member of one rival campaign.
Andrew Scheer beat perceived frontrunner Maxime Bernier to win the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.
The new Conservative Party leader owes his leadership election win, in large part, to the social conservative vote, and now it’s Andrew Scheer’s turn to deliver for social conservatives or the Conservative Party may lose their support in 2019, says a rival candidate. “Frankly, looks like my v...

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