Face of Nation : Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of dredging up divisive social issues to distract voters from a litany of Liberal scandals. At a news conference Thursday, Scheer insisted he will not re-open the political debate on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.
“Trudeau can’t run on his record. He can’t possibly defend all of his broken promises, massive deficits, tax increases and ethical and corruption scandals,” he said.
“That’s why he’s dredging up divisive social issues, trying to distract Canadians from his litany of failures.” Scheer has not held any public events for more than a week, mounting little in the way of a defence against the Liberals as they the attack his positions on social policy issues.
Tourism Minister Mélanie Joly tweeted this morning that Scheer has been “caught saying different things to different people,” attaching a short video clip of a media interview with Scott Hayward, founder of the anti-abortion group RightNow.
“While some Conservatives say the abortion debate is closed, this new video proves Scheer tells anti-choice activists the opposite,” Joly tweeted.In the video, Hayward says that Scheer has promised a free vote for caucus and cabinet members on any piece of legislation coming forward related to abortion.
