Andrew Scheer Quotes

Andrew Scheer

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 20, 1979

I think it's a disgrace that some would allow extreme voices in this country to erase our proud heritage.

Andrew Scheer

We've seen in the past, Justin Trudeau professing his admiration for the basic dictatorship of China.

Andrew Scheer

I believe very firmly that we can get to balanced budgets without raising taxes and without cutting transfers to the provinces or to individuals.

Andrew Scheer

I've got 12 reserves in my riding and have always been very available and worked very diligently on a few files. I've been out any time there is major events. So I've always had an open door policy with the chiefs and individuals on- and off-reserve.

Andrew Scheer

I think the Conservative Party has a great story to tell when it comes to relationships with First Nations. I want to be part of the solution-identifying process, talking about, 'What are the practical things that we can achieve that the Conservatives can offer?'

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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.

Andrew Scheer

People should not have to worry about violence in their own neighbourhoods, but sadly, that is a reality that more and more Canadians face.

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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.

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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.

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I don't think that if Justin Trudeau came back from the NAFTA negotiations with a new clause - 'Oh, by the way, there's going to be a new legislature that Americans will send members to that will pass laws that will bind Canada' - I don't believe Canada would ever go for that.

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We don't always win when we are united, but we always lose when we are divided.

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I cannot let Justin Trudeau do to my children what his father did to my generation.

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Conservatives have to be more than just Liberals who are good at math.

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Individuals who have demonstrated serious violent behaviour or have been involved in gang activity have forfeited the right to ever be trusted to own a firearm.

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The Liberal carbon tax is just about raising revenue for government.

Andrew Scheer

The biggest reason we know Justin Trudeau will raise taxes is because his never-ending deficits will force him to.

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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.

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The Conservative party under my leadership will continue to be an inclusive, welcoming party that welcomes not only immigrants but also refugees and ensures that Canada plays its role in welcoming people from difficult situations.

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I want to be very honest with members about what I can offer, and I don't want to run in a leadership campaign promising things that I know are unachievable or would be very impractical to try to introduce.

Andrew Scheer

We've seen the government give out subsidies to companies, those companies turn around and use it for executive bonuses.

Andrew Scheer