Andrew Scheer Quotes

Andrew James Scheer is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004 and as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition since 2017.

Elected to the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle at the age of 25, Scheer was re-elected in 2006, 2008, and 2011 before becoming the Speaker of the House of Commons at age 32, making him the youngest Speaker in the chamber's history. He held the speaker role for the entirety of the 41st Canadian Parliament. On September 28, 2016, Scheer announced his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party, running under the slogan "Real conservative. Real leader."Described as a "true blue Tory" who has been compared to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Scheer is a staunch opponent of a federal carbon tax and has stated that he would balance the federal budget within two years of forming a government and open up the airline industry to foreign competition. On May 27, 2017, he was elected Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on the 13th and final ballot of the leadership election, with 50.95% of the vote to opponent Maxime Bernier's 49.05%.

✵ 20. May 1979
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Famous Andrew Scheer Quotes

“I certainly don’t owe my leadership victory to anybody …
It’s a high quality drink, and it’s affordable too.”

per iPolitics on 27 December 2017 https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/27/whos-laughing-now-top-ten-funny-stories-canadian-politics-2017/

“if the party was made aware of a sexual assault allegation today, the individual involved would be immediately removed as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada”

29 January 2018 interview with Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/andrew-scheer-says-he-would-remove-candidates-if-they-were-accused-of-sexual-assault/article37768280/

“I have a popcorn problem. I can't stop. I've been known to drive by the movie theater, walk in, just buy a bag of popcorn. It's so good.”

5 August 2017 interview with Midnight Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsDGGsnXO18

“I think we already know they’re looking to get rid of Fridays. Now we see they don’t even take Monday mornings very seriously either.”

Commenting on the lack of Liberal MPs in the House of Commons, resulting in a tied vote on a government bill.
Source: National Post http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/john-ivison-liberals-sent-scrambling-after-opposition-ambush-tests-governments-majority-in-vote on 16 May 2016

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