Andrew Scheer’s second-in-command has apologized after comparing the Conservative leader’s decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Leona Alleslev, who was named the Tories’ deputy leader earlier this week, made the comments on an episode of the CBC News radio show “The House” that aired this morning. When asked if she had an issue with Scheer not attending Pride parades, Alleslev replied that politicians aren’t asked if they marched in a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Alleslev was first elected as a Liberal MP in 2015 in the Toronto area, but crossed the floor to join the Conservatives in September of last year. Get more politics in your inbox Make sense of what's happening across the country and around the world with the Star's This Week in Politics email newsletter.

Source: thestar November 30, 2019 20:26 UTC