Conservatives Choose Scheer as Interim Opposition Leader, Vote for Leadership Review

Opposition House Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Conservative MP Andrew Scheer will serve as the interim Opposition leader in the House of Commons while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre waits for a byelection in Alberta to secure a seat in Parliament.

“I'll be taking over the parliamentary leadership duties of the caucus until Mr. Poilievre rejoins us in the House,” Scheer, a former leader of the party, told reporters following a caucus meeting on May 6.