Evans was active in the publishing industry of his new province, founding the Winnipeg Telegram and writing a book on Canadian Imperialism during the Second Boer War.
[3] Evans ran for the federal Conservatives in Winnipeg in 1904, but was defeated by Liberal David Bole.
Evans was chosen as Conservative party parliamentary leader following the resignation of Col. Fawcett Taylor in 1933.
[1] In 1931, while still serving in the Manitoba legislature, Evans was appointed by British Columbia Premier Simon F. Tolmie to head a commission investigating that province's fruit-growing cooperatives.
The commission's report recommended a return to open competition and was opposed by many within the industry.