Scheer’s and Strahl’s absence from reception for retiring MP Nicholson ‘insulting,’ say some Conservatives

Andrew Scheer 'values' Rob Nicholson’s 'contributions both to the Conservative caucus and shadow cabinet but also to the conservative movement over his many years of public service,’ says Brock Harrison, director of communications to Mr. Scheer.

The Conservative caucus held a reception for veteran Conservative MP Rob Nicholson, who is not running again after serving his constituents for about 25 years. Some Conservatives were 'disappointed' and felt 'insulted' that Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured centre on March 19, 2019, and Conservative Whip Mark Strahl did not attend the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 3, 2019

The Conservative caucus hosted a special reception for one of its most senior MPs, former Harper-era cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, last week on the Hill, but Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and Whip Mark Strahl did not attend, and some Conservatives are “disappointed,” describing it as...

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