‘We’re the party of everyday Canadians,’ Scheer tells energized Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill

Andrew Scheer says: ‘The Liberals can take their cues from the cocktail circuit. We will take ours from the minivans, from the soccer fields, the legion halls, and the grocery stores.’

New leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Andrew Scheer told his caucus Monday morning the party will focus on being the voices of 'everyday Canadians,' staking his early claim on defining himself as party leader and setting his strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

May 29, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Monday morning before the House convened for the day, newly-elected Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gathered members of his caucus of 99 MPs and 38 Conservative Senators in Centre Block’s Railway Room to lay out the direction of the party, both inside Parliament and beyond, and...

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