Andrew Scheer stands a pretty good chance of winning the election in October, but before anyone calls him prime minister he will have to pass through a gauntlet of critics who will try to convince voters that he is too extreme to be trusted.
In addition to the structural weakness built into the job, Scheer also has to try to stand out on a stage crowded with right-wing rivals. It’s not easy, but it is not supposed to be easy to become prime minister, and Scheer can count himself fortunate that he even has a real shot, given the long history of Canadians giving majority prime ministers a second mandate.
I thought Scheer made a pretty good case. “I believe that we are all children of God,” he said. “And therefore there can be no inferiority amongst human beings. And that equal and infinite value exists in each and every one of us. I find the notion that one’s race, religion, gender or sexual orientation would make anyone in any way superior or inferior to anyone else absolutely repugnant. And if there’s anyone who disagrees with that, there’s the door. You are not welcome here.
He faced one such challenge this week. On Tuesday, at Justice committee hearings into hate speech, Conservative MP Michael Cooper denounced witness Faisal Khan Suri, a Muslim from Alberta who pointed out that the people who shoot up mosques often appear to have been inspired by radical commentary from right wingers, which is as plain as day.
To prove his point, Cooper then read from the manifesto written by the terrorist who gunned down 50 Muslims at prayer in New Zealand.
Cooper was right in what he said. Liars should be called out as well as be ashamed Period. The rest is just deflection noise.
Not sure why Sheer went here as he had the same issue with Lynne Bayak? Cooper should not worry as Bayak is still in her job? The only difference is the Bayak attached Aboriginal People while Cooper attached a Muslin man?
What a joke
No Tory will ever get my vote!!! Hope it’s the same with you!!!! 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
Right on cue, fear mongering from Trudeau ‘s Liberal media friends.
Anybody that watched Mikey in action over last six months knows he was getting over excited and his actions and words come as no surprise! He just could not restrain his unbridled superiority! Harper would have used a sharper bit on him.
cdnpoli canpoli If I was Scheer Nonsense & therefore an alt-right supporter, I'd still have kicked Michael Cooper out of caucus. If an escapee from the movie 'Deliverance' made me look foolish, I would literally & figuratively boot his rear end, even if he could play a banjo.
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