Scheer’s bold conversion plan

Andrew Scheer is hoping he can take 'fiscally-conservative' Liberals, who might be disillusioned with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s left-wing economic policies, and convert them to be fiscally-conservative Conservatives.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer might achieve success if he adopted the less ambitious strategy of making disillusioned Liberals so disillusioned they would stay home on election day, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 5, 2018

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer might have a dull persona, but that hasn’t stopped him from dreaming up audacious plans. One such audacious plan, for instance, is his scheme to plunder the Liberal Party for votes. Basically, Scheer is hoping he can take “fiscally-conse...

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