The Prime Minister of New Scotland, Tim Houston, seemed to be minimizing the rumors that he is confusing to become the next leader of the Canada Conservative Party, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he has taken lessons to learn French, a wink to bilingualism that is expected of the leaders of the Federal Party.
“No, I’m focused on, well, I’m focused on New Scotland,” he said in a media availability in Halifax when asked if he is interested in federal leadership.
When he was pressed to clarify, he said: “Oh, I am focused on New Scotland, you, that is quite clear.”
The speculation about Houston’s political ambitions began to turn last week when he published a highly produced video on social networks in which he recovers a long list of local praise and pride points. He ends up saying: “My name is Tim, and I am a new Scotland.”
He released the video before the conservative leader Pierre Poilievre made his only campaign in the province. Pailievre celebrated a demonstration in Trenton, NS, which is just minutes from the provincial driving of Houston, and Houston did not attend.
Houston said that the moment of the release of the video was “a pure coincidence”, and the intention of the video was to promote New Scotland and evoke provincial and national pride.
The sources have described that Houston and Pailievre have An frost relationship in the last six monthsAlthough Houston said Wednesday that he would not go so far as to call him a “crack.”
He said that the problems between the two teams of the leaders began during the general electoral campaign of Nueva Scotia the past autumn, but it was not specific. He said there was “something that happened there that kind of, probably had some ramifications on both sides.”
When a journalist asked Houston if he took French lessons, he replied: “A Peu”, French for “A little”, with a smile.
Time of soul search ‘
Even if Houston wants the main work with the conservative party, it is currently not available. Pailievre lost his seat this week, but it was unequivocal in his speech on the night of the elections he intends to continue as a leader.
Some conservatives have already Public support was provided to stay.
Houston criticized the campaign and conservative defeat.
“After four consecutive losses before the Liberal Party, I think it’s time for some investigations to do. I hope they do it,” said Houston.
But I would not comment on Pailievre’s leadership, saying that it will depend on the party to decide. He has previously stressed that he is not a member of any federal party and that he regularly makes the distinction between the progressive conservatives of Nueva Scotia and the federal conservatives.
“The Canada Conservative Party was very good for away people, not so good to attract people,” he said about the federal party campaign.
Excited to work with Carney
Meanwhile, Houston said he hopes to work with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Los Liberals.
“I am excited about some of the initiatives that have spoken. Certainly the national energy corridor and make Canada an energy superpower, those are things that are really exciting … for New Scotland.”
Houston said he spoke with Carney during the campaign about his priorities for the province and that he “contacted” Carney from his victory to continue the conversation.
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