Scott Aitchison
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Oct 5, 2026
David CochraneHOST
The separatist movement in Alberta may be getting some help from Washington.
David CochraneHOST
And Scott Aitchison will soon be the eighth Conservative MP to leave Pierre Poilievre's caucus since the election.
David CochraneHOST
It's Monday, October 5th.
David CochraneHOST
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David CochraneHOST
Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus will soon be down another member of Parliament, as Scott Aitchison says he is resigning by the end of the year to, quote, "explore new opportunities." Aitchison has represented the Ontario riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka since 2019.
David CochraneHOST
In a statement, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wished Aitchison well, calling him a friend and a dedicated public servant, writing, "Thank you, Scott, for your service to our party, your community, and our country." It means, though, that Poilievre's now lost eight MPs since the 2025 election.
DavidHOST
Just listen to this.
Vassy KapelosSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Scott Aitchison says he is resigning by the end of the year to, quote, "explore new opportunities." Aitchison has represented the Ontario riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka since 2019.
Vassy KapelosSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Fred, um, from the more PC tradition, I would say, Scott Aitchison ran for leader.
Vassy KapelosSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Um, what, what does this loss mean, um, for, you know, the, the caucus and another seat in Ontario gonna go up for grabs in the by-election?
Doug FordSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, as an individual, he's an excellent, excellent member of parliament, and someone who I think spoke to a lot of Canadians.
LewisHOST
Yeah.
TonyHOST
So now a little closer to the GTA, Perry Salmon Makoka, Member of Parliament Scott Aitchison has said he is resigning his seat at the end of this year.
TonyHOST
He's a Conservative MP, first elected in 2019 and actually ran for leader when Pierre Polyev ran in 2022.
TonyHOST
So I don't know exactly what to make of this because he was a municipal councillor.
Bruce AndersonPANELIST
I think that it has big implications also for the federal Conservative Party, which I'm sure is grappling on some level behind the scenes with w- what should we take away from the fact that the Conservative Party looked in BC like it couldn't win because it had Carrie Lynn Finley as a leader? Um, and then when they, when she left the leadership and they found the voice that felt more centric, or at least that's the case so far, um, they look more competitive.
Bruce AndersonPANELIST
Uh, with Scott Aitchison leaving the Conservative caucus in Ottawa, uh, one of the more moderate voices, one of the more appealing voices, at least to me and I think to a lot of kind of centrist voters in the last leadership race, him leaving is another signal that, um, the Conservative Party is gonna have to decide whether it wants to be the Poilievre party or whether it really wants to be competitive for those, uh, center voters.
Bruce AndersonPANELIST
Right now, among voters who consider themselves on the right of the spectrum, only 61% say that they would vote Conservative.
Bruce AndersonPANELIST
That's a terrible number, uh, for the Conservative Party.
Rosemary BartonHOST
Alphia, I'll start with you.
Rosemary BartonHOST
Certainly people that know Scott Aitchison, he's the housing critic.
Rosemary BartonHOST
He is, um, uh, you know, uh, one of those MPs who works really hard on policy and has lots of ideas that he tries to put forward.
Rosemary BartonHOST
What, what do you think, uh, him leaving, uh, deciding that he's gonna leave at the end of this sitting indicates?
Althia RajPANELIST
Um, but, um, not, you know, not necessarily un- unpredictable.
Rosemary BartonHOST
Yeah.
Rosemary BartonHOST
A- Andrew, I mean, uh, uh, uh, moderate is probably the word that most people would use for, for Scott Aitchison, so does that indicate anything to you in terms of what's happening to the party?
Andrew CoynePANELIST
Well, uh, I have no idea why particularly Scott Aitchison has decided to call it quits, so I think we have to be a little bit careful there.
Dimitri SoudasGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Steve PaikinHOST
I think, uh, you are the perfect guy, actually, to have on this show, because we are learning this week, and we wanna start with block one, our focus on the Conservative Party of Canada, because conservative MP Scott Aitchison from Parry Sound-Muskoka has, um, well, the Toronto Star's got three sources as we sit here today saying that he's going to retire from politics after the fall sitting is over.
Steve PaikinHOST
So you can add his name to the other conservative MPs who have either crossed the floor or quit to go to the Senate or just quit politics period, which two others did earlier this month.
Steve PaikinHOST
Dimitri, what do you think this all says about the state of the Conservative Party of Canada these days?
Martha Hall FindlayPANELIST
Dimitri, you're absolutely right.
Martha Hall FindlayPANELIST
It's the, the permanent outrage that, um, that has really upsetted, uh, upset people.
Martha Hall FindlayPANELIST
Can I just do a shout-out to Scott Aitchison, though?
Steve PaikinHOST
Sure.
Laura BabcockHOST
You know, Polyam, I just wish he would exit stage right and like stay off stage.
Douglas ConnorsGUEST
I have a feeling, though, that the party has decided because Scott Aitchison, if he's leaving, if Larry Brock is leaving, these are two people.
Douglas ConnorsGUEST
Listen, even though I don't have much appreciation for them.
Douglas ConnorsGUEST
I can begrudgingly admit that in their professional careers or how they've conducted themselves, they might be a little different or accomplished or could have something to contribute.
Mike Le CouteurHOST
Jamie, I'm going to start with you on this one.
Mike Le CouteurHOST
Not a great week considering those numbers and the news of Scott Aitchison leaving the Conservative caucus for Pierre Poliev.
Mike Le CouteurHOST
What does this do for him as he is going into this next week with the House coming back?
Jamie EllertonPANELIST
I think it just starts another difficult week for Pierre Polyev on this.
Tim PowersGUEST
Well, it isn't good.
Tim PowersGUEST
I guess there's, uh, so we're talking about Scott Aitchison.
Tim PowersGUEST
You and me and Scott talked about that earlier in the week, the, the popular former mayor of Parry Sound-Muskoka.
Tim PowersGUEST
That makes eight.
Tim PowersGUEST
they all seem to get along well in the Brady Bunch.
Tim PowersGUEST
But the, the, the Poilievre patch, um, is, is not as happy.
Tim PowersGUEST
Uh, Scott Aitchison nor Pierre Poilievre said they were leaving 'cause they couldn't stand each other.
Tim PowersGUEST
But when you're 53 in politics, um, you have the potential, if the party were to form government, to be a minister, and you step out, probably says you're not confident that, um, you see a political future there, which speaks to Poilievre.
Philippe J. FournierHOST
And not just anybody from the Conservative bench, a former, uh, leadership candidate.
Eric GrenierHOST
Scott Aitchison.
Eric GrenierHOST
Yes, that's right.
Philippe J. FournierHOST
That's right.
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