Scheer’s social conservatism obvious target, but Liberals to lay off new leader at onset: insiders

Liberals will likely 'wait and see' where Andrew Scheer takes the Conservatives before they launch a sustained attack on him.

Likeability factor: It remains to be seen what approach Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government take to defending themselves against new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured May 27 after winning the party's leadership in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

June 5, 2017

Liberal Party veterans say new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s reputation as a social conservative is an obvious target for politicking from the Justin Trudeau government, but some say the party in power is likely to avoid being overly aggressive against the new leader for the time-being. Rea...

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