‘If we’re going to sit there and be slinging mud, it’s going to be a long three years,’ says Conservative MP Kusie

Conservative MPs and strategists agree that appointing former Harper cabinet minister John Baird to lead the election post-mortem is the right call. 'He does not hold any punches,' says Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie.

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured speaking with reporters after a marathon caucus meeting in West Block on Nov. 6, 2019. The party did not do a good job of convincing Canadians that they were the best alternative to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Liberals in the October election, says Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and now Mr. Scheer has to 'figure out why that is and what we have to do to address that.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

November 18, 2019

With his leadership intact following a marathon caucus meeting earlier this month, Conservative MPs and strategists say Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer must clearly show he’s willing to listen to the party membership, learn from failures on the campaign trail, and take tangible steps between now...

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