Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is setting his sights squarely on Justin Trudeau, saying he will not allow "political correctness'' to divide Canadians or sanitize history.
Scheer took to a podium in Halifax Friday evening to rally the roughly three-thousand members attending the Conservative convention in the Nova Scotia capital.
He was also out to demonstrate that his political rival is the Liberal prime minister -- not Maxime Bernier.
Scheer made no direct mention of the now-former Conservative MP, who announced his departure from the party on Thursday, in his 55-minute speech.
Instead, the Regina M-P chastised Trudeau more than once for what Scheer characterized as promoting political correctness over common sense.
Referencing recent controversies involving statues of Sir John A. Macdonald, the Tory leader called attempts to remove images of Canada's first prime minister a "disgrace.''
He noted many other historic figures have ties to dark moments in Canadian history.