Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer and Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding candidate Gary Vidal flipped burgers in Meadow Lake on July 18. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Federal Election

Scheer and Vidal make campaign stop in M.L.

Jul 19, 2019 | 11:40 AM

The Conservative Party leader ended a tour of Northern Saskatchewan by flipping burgers in Meadow Lake yesterday.

The leader of Canada’s official opposition started in Prince Albert on July 18. He and Gary Vidal, Conservative Candidate for the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding, then made a stop in Debden and Big River before ending the day with a barbecue at the Meadow Lake Catholic Church Hall.

At the barbecue, Scheer promised if he’s elected the first piece of legislation Conservative MPs would vote in favour for would be to repeal the carbon tax. Scheer also said his government would scrap the GST from home heating and home energy bills.

Scheer also touched on the trade issues with China during his speech. He said they would pull funding from the Asia Infrastructure Bank and increase inspections on Chinese exports to Canada.

In a media discussion, Scheer said the federal government would look at ways to ensure value is added on agricultural and forestry products and would speak on more specifics during the campaign election.

Andrew Scheer shook hands and spoke with people at the Catholic Church Hall before giving a speech. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Vidal said people are encouraged by Scheer’s message and their tour through Saskatchewan has been positive.

“We were absolutely encouraged by the enthusiasm and the number of people that showed up at each of these places to show their support for Andrew and for us in our riding,” Vidal said.

Scheer said his Conservative candidate, Vidal, will work hard to regain the trust of voters in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding.

“I know he’s a hardworking entrepreneur and he’s got great experience on the accounting side,” Scheer said. “After four years of Liberal government we need some more accountants and people who actually know how to add up numbers. It will be great to have him.”

Gary Vidal spoke with supporters before the barbecue. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Vidal expects the upcoming fall election to be a tight race. He is running against Liberal candidate Tammy Cook-Searson and NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois, returns for another term in the riding.

“We have nothing but admiration and respect for the work that Georgina and Tammy have done in their respective roles and history,” Vidal said. “We knew it was going to be a battle but we believe in our message and we believe the positive message for Canada that Andrew’s talking about is going to pay off and we are going to work hard to get it done.”

The federal election is scheduled for October 21.

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