“I do believe that the U.K. over the years has given up a tremendous amount of sovereignty. The bureaucratic nature of the E.U., the different levels of government, the fact that court decisions in the U.K. can be appealed to a higher level of court in Europe, those are all things I don't think Canadians would ever accept for ourselves.”

Canadian politician

Andrew James Scheer is a Canadian politician. Born in 1979, he has served as the member of Parliament for Regina, Qu'Appelle since 2004 and is known for his roles in federal Conservative politics. He led the Conservative Party of Canada from 2017 to 2020 and served as leader of the Official Opposition in that period, with a brief return to the role in 2025. Earlier, he was the 35th speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015.