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The former leader of the Conservative Party said Erin O’Toole was a “fantastic” selection for the party.
O’Toole was elected leader of the opposition on 23 August following paper unrest.
Former leader Andrew Scheer said O’Toole was a smart resolution for the game. Scheer is a member of the Parliament of Regina-Qu’Appelle.
“[O’Toole] is a smart, intelligent, hard-running user who has served our country in the military,” Scheer told The Morning Edition. “I’ve been running with him looking like him for the last few years and I’m delighted that he was able to win last night.”
Scheer said the Conservative caucus is tearing down O’Toole and will do everything he can to get him elected in the upcoming federal election.
Prime Minister Scott Moe joined the compliment on social media. He tweeted his congratulations and said he hoped to run with him to create a recovery in the Canadian economy.
Scheer said it was vital that O’Toole look for a non-unusual floor in the election and follow “the focus of the big tent.” He said O’Toole had made it clear that the Conservative Party would not reopen some of the problems that divide the party.
“To lead a party like the Conservative Party, you have to look for that unusual ground,” Scheer said.
“Obviously, Erin was able to demonstrate a message in which each and every type of curator felt included,” Scheer said. “Clearly, he’s capable of doing better than the other candidates.”
Scheer said O’Toole did this through an environmental message, an employment plan, an army plan and a small set of policies to attract a broad base.
Scheer spent the summer reconnecting with his driving and running in the upcoming federal election, he said.
Scheer says he doesn’t take the ”media narrative’ as a fact
Scheer said he told others in his outgoing speech not to take the media narrative as a fact. Instead, he said that other people check and verify what they are reading and seeing.
“Obviously, it’s another attitude between the mainstream media and the issues they like to focus on,” Scheer said. “Check and re-check and don’t take what you see on Internet TV for granted.”
Instead, Scheer told others in his speech to take a look at sites like The Millennial Post, which has been criticized for allegedly blurring the line between journalism and the conservative “pamphlet.”
“My point that we, in the conservative motion, want to locate new tactics to convey our message, making sure there is an objective analysis.”