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I have no idea why he would endorse Brexit and he either needs better political antennae or needs to listen to smart advisers because during an election you need to think on your feet and avoid non-winners like this political endorsement.

Another head-scratcher was Scheer’s decision to pull support for our NAFTA negotiating team at the critical final stage of reaching a deal. Again, there’s zero upside to doing so — and it makes him look foolish and selfish when a deal gets done.

And now he says he could have won a better deal, which seems incredulous as he played possum and undermined the bipartisan group of politicians federally and provincially who were all working together in the best interests of Canada.

Lastly, he won the leadership on the 13th and final ballot. He inherited a divided party, much of which initially supported Bernier for leader.

Scheer had to do anything and everything to keep Mad Max in the party tent. Scheer had to keep the party together and he failed miserably.

To win next fall, Scheer also needs to improve his attacks on Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. He constantly stretches the truth. It’s not like he doesn’t have enough material already to attack Trudeau on.

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Stretching the truth stretches his credibility and makes him look self-serving.

When he attacks Trudeau, he should be articulating forward-thinking and new ideas. But Scheer is all about being critical of the past. He doesn’t seem to realize that voters want hope and a clear path for future opportunities.