text: I don't know too much about Scheer, but his platform has some very good points, particularly enshrining property rights in the Canadian Constitution.  
  
  I fear that his support by social conservatives will be a millstone around his neck.  I'm glad he's standing up to them by being clear - he will not re-open the abortion debate.
  
  We need a fiscally conservative, bright, economically grounded, socially liberal leader for the Conservative Party.  We've suffered under Trudeau's unicorn and rainbow approach to governing . . . it isn't going to suddenly start working.  We need to get rid of Trudeau and the Liberals, and get the country on back on a sound financial base.  The Conservatives are the party Canadians trust to do that.