I'm at a hotel ballroom in North York where Andrew Scheer is, flanked by candidates, addressing the media.
If you need a recap:
No carbon tax
Yes tax credits
Less foreign aid and corporate welfare
More inter-provincial trade
Also did he mention the no carbon tax thing
No carbon tax
Yes tax credits
Less foreign aid and corporate welfare
More inter-provincial trade
Also did he mention the no carbon tax thing
Obviously a bunch of us want to ask about this: theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
"We don't make comments on vendors that our party does or does not hire," Scheer says. And then repeats it three times.
Ok he's now said it like 8 times in both languages. Asked specifically whether this is a lack of transparency, he just repeats the same line.
*Brutal.*
*Brutal.*
"Why the secrecy about this?"
"As a general rule, when it comes to party matters, we don't comment."
"Why?"
"As a general rule...."
"As a general rule, when it comes to party matters, we don't comment."
"Why?"
"As a general rule...."
This is rather surreal.
I asked Scheer whether he had any hand in working with Kinsella to spread rumours around Trudeau's time at West Point Grey Academy. "I've been very clear-" he starts, before refusing to answer the question.
Scheer insists he is very transparent because he's telling Canadians which taxes he'd lower.
Scheer defends inventing claims about the Liberals tax plans by saying the deficits will continue and "taxes will have to go up to pay for it." The Conservatives, of course, are also pledging four years of deficits.
You can watch the whole scrum here.
