Conservatives’ spat a gift for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals

Regardless of whether he’s been hamstrung by party rules, Conservative Party Leader Scheer has given an uncommonly long leash to other caucus members who have taken to social media this summer to launch unsubstantiated and often outlandish claims and charges, writes columnist Tim Harper.
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer emphasized that his Conservatives have all been urged to play as a team, but he has too many players going offside, writes columnist Tim Harper.
Andrew Scheer is clearly facing a challenge to his leadership. So far, his response reminds us the Conservative Party leader made a fine Speaker of the House of Commons. The problem for Scheer is that a Speaker could take his time...

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