Both are much more cheerful, much more comfortable in their own skins, and show far more confidence in their party.
That said, either Bernier, the non-social conservative who understands what Parliament is for, or Scheer, the proud but pragmatic social conservative, was a reasonable choice to follow Harper’s stifling, paranoid leadership. He called the question “hypothetical.”īernier’s answer to the same question has been, essentially, “yes.” “It is the leader’s job to encourage people to bring up issues that unite us rather than divide us,” he responded, obliquely. Last week, Huffington Post’s Althia Raj asked Scheer if he would be content to allow socially conservative MPs to pursue their causes through private member’s motions or bills. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.