Andrew Scheer

“I've always been worried about Justin Trudeau's attitude towards trade. We saw during the softwood lumber negotiations that he failed to get an extension while President Obama was still in office.”

“We have to recognize is that the best way to improve the quality of life for First Nations and Indigenous Canadians is through economic development and activity.”

“My job is to make sure our caucus and our movement is united. That means not bringing up divisive issues that would divide even our own party.”

“I will not introduce legislation to reopen divisive issues or to reopen issues that have already been settled by previous governments.”

“We've shown Canadians that, when we have a strong message and when we stick to our principles, Conservatives can win anywhere.”

“I'm proud to say that we are the party of Canada's first prime minister, the father of our federation, and the visionary who made this land possible.”

“When I was younger, I remember families like mine who had to deal with the disastrous policies of the 1970s.”

“I like to think I'm a nice guy.”

“Obviously, what we had under the original NAFTA was very good. Canada prospered greatly from it.”

“No one likes when debate gets stifled, when these events get cancelled, whether it's a former president or prime minister of Israel, whether it's a discussion on a panel.”

“A single tax return for Quebecers will eliminate unnecessary paperwork for families and businesses.”

“I'm a big believer in freedom and people's rights to express themselves and not have government interfere in that type of thing.”

“The foundation of our democracy is the ability to have a debate about any subject. That is why I am so committed to defending free speech.”

“I believe that the federal government should respect the freedoms that Canadians enjoy to have different beliefs and that by imposing personal values of Justin Trudeau on a wide variety of groups is not an appropriate way to go.”

“I've always been very passionate about issues. Being speaker, you kind of have to park the positions on issues and focus more on the rules.”

“I've made it very clear that the government should get out of the business of trying to affect the markets, of trying to pick winners and losers.”

“I've always believed we can attract a lot more Canadians to the conservative party by explaining and communicating our policies in a more positive way.”

“It's conservative policies that create the conditions for prosperity, and we'll all benefit thanks to that.”

“I would like there to be an entity, a person with some authority, to interact with government, with officials, to advocate on behalf of firearms owners.”

“Conservatives want to see every Canadian prosper.”