Scheer responds to Bernier’s controversial tweets

The battle between the leader of Canada’s Conservative party and his former rival is coming to a head. Four days after Maxime Bernier tweeted a critique of the Liberal Party’s apparent “cult of diversity”, Andrew Scheer has finally spoken out. As Mike Le Couteur reports, some say the rift is a gift to the Liberals one year before the next election.

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