OttawaAndrew Scheer walks a tightrope as he builds his shadow cabinetKellie Leitch and Brad Trost are shut out, Maxime Bernier is denied the finance portfolio—and just maybe, the world is unfolding as it should
OttawaAndrew Scheer’s campaign manager on ending his Rebel tiesHamish Marshall, a Rebel board member, says he’s severing links with the site, a decision he came to before its Charlottesville coverage
OttawaA beer with Andrew Scheer: Tories’ leader, popcorn addict… feminist?The 38-year-old newly minted party leader talks friendlier Tories, women in politics, and what show he watches on the exercise bike
OpinionThe Tories have failed to turn the Khadr payout into a political winMost Canadians oppose Omar Khadr’s $10.5-million settlement. Why hasn’t that translated into Conservative Party support?
OttawaPoll: Even post-Khadr, Trudeau Liberals stay afloatVoter support has held steady for Trudeau, despite blowback from the payout to Omar Khadr. For that, the Liberals can thank the economy.
OttawaWhy yes, this is Andrew Scheer’s first rodeo...Or at least his first Stampede as Tory leader. With zingers about Omar Khadr, and wardrobe tips from strangers, he managed to pull through.
OttawaIn the Khadr settlement, the Conservatives find their fightThe Liberals are being made to defend the government’s choice, and they would plainly rather not. Score one for Andrew Scheer.
OttawaAndrew Scheer, the Conservative Party’s folksy unifierThe aw-shucks demeanour of the new leader of the opposition and the federal Tories belies his complexity, and maybe his electability, too
CanadaAndrew Scheer’s first Canada Day as Tory leaderScheer and his family celebrated Canada 150 in Charlottetown, the Birthplace of Confederation—and invited us to follow along
OttawaA bold week for Canadian foreign policy: Ottawa Power RankingsWho’s up? A foreign minister with a bold plan. Who’s down? A Tory leadership runner-up.