After a week of internal caucus squabbles, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will try to refocus the spotlight on trying to convince Canadians his party is a government-in-waiting. Party members from across the country are preparing to gather this week for their first policy convention since Scheer was elected chief last year. A speech by the leader planned for Friday night of the convention is being promoted by organizers as the highlight. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, speaking for the first time about Maxime Bernier's provocative Twitter comments about diversity, says Bernier speaks for himself, not the party. But while such discussions likely will play out in some way at the convention, members will also vote on six dozen policy resolutions, including several that promise to spark lively debate.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2018 21:33 UTC