Pierre Poilievre is tapping one of his predecessors to serve as his chief lieutenant in the House of Commons, as the newly minted Conservative leader prepares his party for next week’s return of Parliament.
Former party leader Andrew Scheer will serve as Opposition leader in the House of Commons, one of nine key appointments announced today as Poilievre unveiled his new leadership team. Scheer took over as Conservative leader from former prime minister Stephen Harper in 2017, but resigned two years later after the party came in second during the 2019 federal election.
Aside from Scheer, Poilievre’s leadership team is headlined by longtime Conservative MP Tim Uppal and first-term counterpart Melissa Lantsman, who will serve as deputy leaders.Other notable additions include Kerry-Lynne Findlay as party whip and Pierre Paul-Hus, who takes over as Quebec lieutenant. Poilievre, who scored a resounding first-ballot victory to become Tory leader on the weekend, announced the new team one week before the House of Commons is scheduled to return to its normal sittings following the summer break.
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Ew lol
replacing left wing Trudeau is next! Go Pierre!
I don’t think he needs any help losing an election, but if he does Scheer has the experience.
Picks former loser, yep good choice. He had to pick a prairie MP because that is where all his support is.
The wild eyed boy freak out team…
Does he get a new minivan in the deal?
What’s old is new again!
DennisKendel Does a minivan come with that?
Very fitting. Pierre sees that the views from western Canada are as important as those of the east. This appointment will equalize input from the western provinces. This has been lacking for so long. Watch out Trudeau.
Yeah, 'cause he was so good at it when he was actually in charge. 🙄
globepolitics Did Scheer lie about being an insurance broker again?
Good choice….in fact great choice…
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
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