The man who hopes to be the next Prime Minister of Canada was greeted by more than 100 supporters Wednesday at Milner Downs Equestrian Centre in 91原创.

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer was visiting Milner Downs for a family picnic and volunteer appreciation event.

And during an interview with the 91原创 Times, Scheer sounded like a man on a mission 鈥� to shift the balance of power to the Tories once the next federal election rolls around on Oct. 21, 2019.

鈥淭here鈥檚 some seats in the area that I believe we can win back,鈥� Scheer said. 鈥淲e can win the trust in voters to elect Conservative members of parliament who will fight for the types of things that will create prosperity and help improve the quality of life for all Canadians.鈥�

Scheer added that 鈥渁 lot of people are concerned with the fact that a lot of investment is leaving British Columbia, leaving Canada, leaving the natural resource sector.鈥�

He noted that there is a 鈥渓ot of difficulty鈥� with the softwood lumber industry as well as concern about where the good paying jobs are going to be in the coming years.

鈥淭he signals that the Liberal government federally and now the NDP government provincially are saying, is they are going to reject science-based decisions like approvals for pipelines,鈥� Scheer said.

鈥淧eople all across Canada recognize that pipelines not only create jobs, but they also are the most environmentally friendly way to move energy, and we need to get to Asian markets.鈥�

One of the motives behind Scheer鈥檚 trip west is to listen to the people, about what the Conservative party should be focusing on in this area.

鈥淚鈥檝e met with veterans groups and small business owners today and I鈥檒l continue that for the next few days,鈥� Scheer said.

Meanwhile, Scheer said he was heartened by the amount of support he received during the event.

鈥淭his is very, very encouraging,鈥� he said. 鈥淭o see this large crowd (at an event) which was put together with relatively short notice. You can see there are a lot of excited people here, a lot of people who are raring to go for 2019, which is great. We are going to build on that enthusiasm.鈥�

Making history

In 2011, the Conservative party won its first majority government and Scheer, then only 32, would soon be elected Speaker of the House of Commons, the youngest person ever to hold the storied post.

In May, he nabbed another place in the history books, in a nailbiter win over Quebec MP Maxime Bernier.

The Saskatchewan MP to replace former leader Stephen Harper.

Scheer has visited 91原创 twice over the past six months,, then in February for the .

In December, Scheer shared his views with the Times about the federal Liberal government鈥檚 decision to accept Kinder Morgan鈥檚 proposal to twin the 63-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline to Burnaby, and reject Enbridge鈥檚 Northern Gateway oil pipeline across northern B.C. to Kitimat.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 very important that we make these decisions based on objective criteria. The National Energy Board approved Kinder Morgan quite a while ago,鈥� Scheer said. 鈥淭he Liberals sat on it. Now they鈥檝e killed Northern Gateway which is devastating news for out-of-work Canadians across the country both in the energy sector and in the manufacturing sector.鈥�