Andrew Scheer on the 2019 election: 'I’ve got a lot of things lining up against me'

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Andrew Scheer on the 2019 election: 'I’ve got a lot of things lining up against me'
'I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing. I've been up against some long-shot odds before'
National Post
November 27, 2018

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer sits down with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn to discuss the road to the 2019 federal elections, sharing his plan to address Canada’s immigration targets, his stance on being compared to leaders like Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney, and what he thinks will the biggest issue talked about within the Canadian economy a year from now.

 

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Bernier says his People's Party is set up in all 338 ridings ahead of 2019 election
The party's platform is still being finalized, but its website says positions taken by Bernier in the Conservative leadership race will form the basis for its policies
The Canadian Press
Updated: December 24, 2018

OTTAWA — The People’s Party of Canada says it has reached its goal of setting up 338 riding associations as it sets its sights on being a competitive force in the upcoming federal election.

In an email to supporters, leader Maxime Bernier says the move amounts to a “gift of hope” for Canadians seeking to bring back freedom, responsibility, fairness and respect to the country.

Bernier was a Conservative MP for more than a decade before he announced in August he was leaving the fold to launch his own party.

The party’s platform is still being finalized, but its website says positions taken by Bernier in the Conservative leadership race — such as a pitch to phase out supply management for the dairy sector — will form the basis for its policies.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer defeated Bernier for the federal Tory leadership by a slim margin in May 2017.

Bernier has accused the Tories of abandoning conservatives, adding the party has “nothing of substance” to offer Canadians seeking a political alternative.

“I have one wish for Christmas: That you and each one of our party’s 33,800 members bring even more hope by contributing $3.38 or $33.80 today to help us spread this good news,” Bernier said to supporters on Sunday.