Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Shadow Minister for Health Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) issued a statement following the Liberal government’s announcement regarding quarantine hotel requirements: “When it comes to essential travel, Canadians deserve care and compassion. We are asking that the Liberal government formally allow the following … Read more

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement: “China is undermining the basic principles of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Today, Communist China banned BBC World News,” he said. “This comes at a time when Canada depends on reporting for updates on illegally-detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, China’s crackdown on the 300,000 Canadians in … Read more

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) spoke with the United States’ Chargé d’Affaires Katherine Brucker. O’Toole raised the issue of working with the U.S. in order to secure additional vaccines for Canadians. O’Toole raised his disappointment about the decision of the U.S. to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and made the case for why this project should continue. He raised his opposition to the … Read more

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) announced updates to the Conservative Shadow Cabinet. “Canadians are worried about their economic future,” O’Toole said. “Canadians have seen what happened when the Liberal government was in charge of getting vaccines, can we trust them with our economic recovery? Canada’s Conservatives are here to secure jobs, secure our economy, and secure … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Last week, Conservative members proposed studying the impact to Canada of the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline at the Natural Resources committee, the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, and the Transport, Infrastructure and communities committee. Liberal members voted against or shut … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) issued a statement: “Canada lost 213,000 jobs in January. That’s fewer paychecks for families and even more credit card debt for households.” they said. “The Liberals need to present a budget, their first in two years, that will get … Read more

Conservative MP Scot Davidson (York Simcoe, Ont.) released a statement: “Liberal members voted against Conservative Bill C-204, which bans the export of non-recyclable plastic waste to foreign countries,” he said. “We have the means to properly dispose of plastic waste here in Canada. We should not be exporting it for other countries to deal with,” said Davidson. “Plastic … Read more

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today is another disappointing day for Canadians who know that without vaccines, there is no recovery,” he said. “We’ve learned that there are no confirmed shipments of Moderna vaccines after this week,” said O’Toole. “Every cancelled delivery of vaccines, every delay of vaccines, means Canada has to wait longer to … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong (Wellington–Halton Hills, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Conservatives are concerned by the military coup in Myanmar, which runs counter to a peaceful and democratic transfer of power. The Myanmar military has declared a one-year state of emergency and taken control of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of … Read more

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement: “I want the government to succeed in getting COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians. We cannot secure jobs, we cannot secure our economy, and we cannot secure the future until Canadians are vaccinated. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has said all Canadians will have a vaccine by September of this year, but the … Read more