“It may be Andrew Scheer’s smile but it’s still Stephen Harper’s party,” said Trudeau in his speech. CBC’s poll tracker, which aggregates recent public-opinion surveys, has the Grits and Conservatives neck-and-neck in popular support at 38 per cent apiece. Trudeau’s promise to build the Kinder Morgan pipeline threatens Liberal seats in British Columbia, while his perceived indifference to the Canada’s energy industry has seen the party’s popularity wane on the Prairies. More realistically, the Conservatives are not in a position to challenge Liberal dominance in Quebec — at least not yet. Andrew Scheer will be hoping he can persuade Quebec voters he too is un bon Jack.

Source: National Post April 25, 2018 22:07 UTC