Editing Andrew Scheer (section)

===After 2015===
Scheer was re-elected in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]] in which the Conservative government was defeated.<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2004/default.html Elections Canada, Official Voting Results], 19 October 2015.</ref> He was appointed [[Opposition House Leader|opposition House leader]] by leader of the Official Opposition and interim [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] party leader [[Rona Ambrose]]. He thought about running for the position of interim party leader but was dissuaded by fellow caucus MP [[Chris Warkentin]], who pointed out that the interim leader cannot take the permanent position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2017/06/13/warkentin-happy-with-scheer-election|title=Warkentin happy with Scheer election|last=nurun.com|website=Daily Herald Tribune|language=en-CA|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208010439/http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2017/06/13/warkentin-happy-with-scheer-election|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 13, 2016, he announced his resignation as House leader outside a party caucus meeting in Halifax in order to explore a bid for the [[2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|leadership of the federal Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-leadership-tuesday-1.3759864|title=With MacKay out, Scheer steps down as House leader to explore Tory leadership run|last=McGregor|first=Janyce|publisher=CBC News|date=13 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, Scheer publicly voiced his support for the UK's decision to vote in favour of [[Brexit]] during the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|referendum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-scheer-a-strong-britain-is-an-independent-britain|title=Andrew Scheer: A strong Britain is an independent Britain|date=20 June 2016|work=National Post|access-date=13 October 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Later in 2018, Scheer tweeted, "I was pro-Brexit before it was cool."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/scheer-brexit-conservative-european-union-1.5300467|title=What Brexit? Why Andrew Scheer seems reluctant to talk about the project he once called 'cool': Once Canada's keenest Brexiteer, Scheer now avoids the topic|last=Dyer|first=Evan|work=CBC News|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>