‘Missing the Net’: MacKay Weighs in on Scheer’s Election Loss

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer shakes hands with Peter MacKay as local Conservative candidate George Canyon looks on during a campaign stop in Little Harbour, N.S., on Oct. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—One-time and possible future leadership contender Peter MacKay says the failure of Andrew Scheer to convincingly address the question of his social conservative values cost the Conservatives the election.

He offered his critique of Scheer’s campaign performance during a panel discussion Wednesday hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington.