Politics This Morning: Bernier quits Conservatives, as party huddles in Halifax

Quebec MP Maxime Bernier announced on Thursday that he plans to form his own party, saying that the Conservatives under leader Andrew Scheer 'cannot even articulate a clear stand.' The Hill Times file photo

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

August 24, 2018

Good Friday morning, Quebec MP Maxime Bernier quit the Conservative caucus on Thursday, as the party he had hoped to lead just last year gathered in Halifax for its policy convention. His move comes before the Conservatives could consider whether to boot him from the party after h...

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