Andrew Scheer elected leader of the Conservative Party

Mr. Scheer, the 38-year-old former Commons Speaker and father of five, received a major boost from social Conservatives, whom he said would have the freedom to speak their minds in his party. He has said his government wouldn’t propose legislation on subjects such as abortion, even though he is against it.

.. Mr. Scheer, unlike Mr. Bernier, supported supply management, the system that regulates prices on dairy and poultry in Canada. Mr. Bernier’s position hurt him in Quebec and was a key part in Mr. Scheer’s success.

.. Mr. Scheer beat Mr. Bernier in the Quebecker’s own riding of Beauce, where there are many farmers, 51.11 per cent to 48.89 per cent.

.. “I will bring us back to balanced budgets and end corporate welfare,” Mr. Scheer said.

.. He called the Liberal carbon tax a “cash grab,” and said he would defend any province that does not impose one.

.. The Campaign Life Coaltion said the results showcased the political strength of “pro-life and pro-family voters.”

“In addition to congratulating Scheer on his victory, we congratulate and thank Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux who were unapologetic in their pro-life convictions, and made pro-life issues part of their leadership platforms,” Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition, said in a statement.

.. “Every kind of conservative needs to have a home in our party and feel welcomed. Every kind of conservative played an important role in this leadership race,” Mr. Scheer said.

  1. “‎We had libertarian conservatives…
  2. we had social conservatives, yes, but
  3. we also had fiscal conservatives,
  4. foreign-policy conservatives,
  5. democratic-reform conservatives.”