Scheer has time on his side, a short time

The party that Peter MacKay built is not the party that will be voting on the leadership review next spring. Some left politics altogether (including MacKay), and some switched parties, like Scott Brison, André Bachand, and Bill Casey.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured campaigning in the recent federal election. The knives are already out for the party leader. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Andrew Scheer

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

November 4, 2019

OTTAWA—Andrew Scheer has time on his side. Short time that is. The Conservative Party is scheduled to review his leadership in less than six months. When Joe Clark was under attack for his leadership, he personally set the bar very high. The youngest prime minister ever elected promised to step ...

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