Quotes from Andrew Scheer

I would like there to be an entity, a person with some authority, to interact with government, with officials, to advocate on behalf of firearms owners.

We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues.

On NAFTA, the Canadian Parliament... is united. We have our partisan differences. When we hold the government to account, as is our role in our parliamentary system, we will absolutely point out what we think they should be doing differently. But when it comes to our relationship with the United States, we do speak with one voice.

I view Indigenous Canadians as an integral part of our society, proud of their contribution to Canadian history, great deal of respect for all they did pre-Confederation, the way that they have been partners in building this society we have, and I'm very proud to represent a dozen First Nations communities in my own riding.

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

I think it's a disgrace that we're allowing extreme voices in this country to erase our proud heritage.

Those who voted Conservative in 2015 were not wrong.

I think, at the end of the day, if voters don't see the substance and the merit of the policies you're advocating, it won't matter what you do on social media.

I believe in it so passionately because anywhere you look in the world, where governments become too big or become authoritarian, speech and expression is one of the first fundamental freedoms to go.

Every country in history that has gone down dark paths, where governments take on too much control and really intervene and take away those freedoms, often start with an attack on the freedom to disagree.

Look - 'sunny ways' don't pay the bills. You have to have opportunities.

The fact that the Liberals killed Energy East - a pipeline that would have brought Western Canadian energy to the Maritimes - that is a lost opportunity.

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

Bill Morneau has betrayed the trust of Canadians over and over.

To think that a Catholic bishop must answer to a civil authority over matters of faith is abominable. It is abhorrent to me, to other Catholics, and to every member of every faith community.

I've got five kids. I want them to have a cleaner environment.

A leader's job is to find common ground.

As a firearms owner myself, I'm very sympathetic to the concerns that people like me face every day.

When I was younger, I remember families like mine who had to deal with the disastrous policies of the 1970s.

I was probably that obnoxious kid in first-year university who would try to win a political debate by just, you know, being belligerent.

If a factory closes down here and pops up in China where they don't have access to clean technology, clean energy, then the world is not better off.

I've always believed we can attract a lot more Canadians to the conservative party by explaining and communicating our policies in a more positive way.

The Conservative Party must be a party for all of its members.

The Conservatives win when we have a positive message, an aspirational message.