‘Surprise’ support for social conservatives Trost, Lemieux helped secure Scheer’s leadership win

Pierre Lemieux's campaign heard from supporters who felt "tuned out' and 'switched off,' and then decided to rejoin the party.

Conservative MP Brad Trost, left, and former MP Pierre Lemieux's showing in the recent Conservative race were among the surprises of the night on May 27, and helped push new Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer over the finish line. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 5, 2017

Despite flying under the radar in the packed Conservative leadership race, Conservative MP Brad Trost and former MP Pierre Lemieux—both social conservatives—placed fourth and sixth, respectively, on the first ballot, and ultimately helped propel new leader Andrew Scheer to victory. “There wer...

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