Hold the last rites, Scheer’s got a pulse

The Conservative leader has hardly had time to unpack the family minivan at Stornoway, but media soothsayers are already writing his obit.

Proof Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has a pulse and a chance comes from following the money, writes Tim Powers. The Conservatives have been out-fundraising the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

January 17, 2018

OTTAWA—Compared to our southern neighbours, we are blessed these days to have predictable patterns in our national politics. One of those familiar routines is to have columnists and others write the obituary of the opposition leader of the day. If the Conservatives lead the official Opposition, it...

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