Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is stepping down.
Scheer made the announcement in the House of Commons just before the noon hour today. He said he’s making the move for the good of the party.
There had been many within the party who wanted him to step down, in the face of losing the October election to Justin Trudeau.
The resignation of Scheer is of no surprise to one local provincial party official. Derek Parks believes during the election Scheer was not able to present a vision of Canada which voters wanted. He says if you are not able to get that support it is time for someone else to try, adding “Conservatives have to make sure that vision […] resonates with the majority of Canadians so they get a chance to govern again.”
Parks tells us there are a number of rumoured potential replacements in the wings including Candice Bergen, Peter MacKay, and Michelle Rempel.
