The second-place finisher in the last Conservative leadership race says there is “zero chance” he will run again..Maxime Bernier, who went on to the form the People’s Party of Canada, made the statement shortly after Andrew Scheer resigned the leadership on Thursday..“The party is morally and intellectually corrupt. Scheer was a weak leader who pushed it to the centre. The next leader will do the same,” his tweet read..“I started a principled conservative alternative. I’m sticking to it.”.Bernier, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, came a close second to Scheer in the 2017 leadership race..He lost by less than 2 per cent..Shortly after that Bernier started the People’s Party of Canada but didn’t meet with any election success in October, failing to win his own Quebec riding..dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: Nobby7694
The second-place finisher in the last Conservative leadership race says there is “zero chance” he will run again..Maxime Bernier, who went on to the form the People’s Party of Canada, made the statement shortly after Andrew Scheer resigned the leadership on Thursday..“The party is morally and intellectually corrupt. Scheer was a weak leader who pushed it to the centre. The next leader will do the same,” his tweet read..“I started a principled conservative alternative. I’m sticking to it.”.Bernier, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, came a close second to Scheer in the 2017 leadership race..He lost by less than 2 per cent..Shortly after that Bernier started the People’s Party of Canada but didn’t meet with any election success in October, failing to win his own Quebec riding..dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: Nobby7694
