Politics
Canadian Conservatives Want This ‘Barbecue Dad’ to Beat Trudeau
Andrew Scheer is running on a platform of extreme relatability.
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks at an event in Delta, B.C., on Oct. 11.
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Andrew Scheer—former speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, leader of Canada’s Conservatives, and the main rival to the Liberals’ Justin Trudeau in the country’s Oct. 21 general election—is an extraordinarily ordinary man. He sports $23 haircuts and off-the-rack suits. He smiles a lot and is quick to blush. His one cooking rule: It’s better with bacon and butter. He’s the opposite of whatever flashy is.
In other words, he’s the anti-Trudeau.