Sharks are circling Scheer, not that he seems to have noticed

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer looks and sounds so far like a man not ready to quit. Is he deluding himself, or can he turn it all around?

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured speaking to media, surrounded by caucus members and reporters, in the West Block on Nov. 6. Whether the opposition leader realizes it or not, vast swaths of the Conservative coalition are pushing for more invigorating policy ideas and approaches, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

November 27, 2019

OTTAWA—There is blood in water and the sharks are circling. Andrew Scheer ought to be legitimately concerned, despite his recent, predictable, token gesture of firing two senior staff members to show action in response to criticism of his leadership. Those who worked for him are not at the root of...

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