Bernier urges voters to consider new party during Sask. visit
People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Leader Maxime Bernier says he won’t be to blame if Justin Trudeau secures a second term as Canada’s prime minister in 2019.
Many have criticized the former Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate for his decision to jump ship and form his own party, saying it would effectively split the right-wing vote in Trudeau’s favour.
Speaking Thursday on Gormley ahead of a rally in Saskatoon, Bernier said polling data from before and after his departure from the Tories has consistently showed Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer trailing Trudeau by between six and eight points.
“So Scheer is not winning with Maxime Bernier and Scheer is not winning without Maxime Bernier,” he said.