Struggling NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns

Struggling NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to media on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2018. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—The federal Conservatives return to the House of Commons today after a tumultuous two weeks that included losing one of their best-known MPs to a sexual-misconduct scandal.

But for leader Andrew Scheer and company, it’s not Tony Clement’s online activities, the potential spillover of harassment allegations against provincial Tory politicians, or even the growing popularity of former Tory Maxime Bernier’s new political party that are keeping them up at night.