Nice guys can finish first in this era of Canadian politics

Conservative voters showed that abrasive politicians aren't in vogue on this side of the border.

New Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer took care of business in his home province, handily winning every riding in Saskatchewan in the leadership contest. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 31, 2017

OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership race is finally done and, true to form, in this marathon contest the ending was not as predicted in the closing weeks. There were lots of suggestions that Maxime Bernier was going to win. Instead the victory went to Andrew Scheer. While the opponents of the Cons...

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