From Blaine Calkins, MP for Red Deer-Lacombe:

On Thursday, December 12th, 2019, the Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives, announced that he is resigning as the Leader of the Official Opposition and as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament for Red Deer – Lacombe, issued the following statement;

“I want to express my sincere thanks to Andrew Scheer for his hard work and leadership over the past two and a half years. It is a momentous challenge to be the Leader of a major federal party, a Member of Parliament and a father of five.”

“Under Andrew’s leadership Conservatives received more votes than any other party in the 2019 election, held Justin Trudeau to a minority government and formed the strongest opposition in Canadian history. The Conservative Party of Canada is a strong and united force that will continue to work hard to hold the Liberal government to account as we begin the process of selecting a new leader of Canada’s Conservatives and Canada’s next Prime Minister.”

“As the Member of Parliament for Red Deer – Lacombe, I remain committed to keeping our party united, our membership engaged and continuing to prepare to win the next election and form a strong majority Conservative government capable of healing the wounds that Justin Trudeau has inflicted on our country.”