Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) issued a statement: “[Jan. 8] marks one year since the downing of UIA Flight PS752. Dozens of innocent lives were lost, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents,” he said. “Conservatives believe that Magnitsky sanctions must be used against those responsible for this atrocity and the [Islamic … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland, Alta.) and Quebec Political Lieutenant Richard Martel (Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, Que.) issued a statement: “It’s outrageous that incarcerated criminals will receive vaccines before vulnerable seniors in long-term care homes, front-line healthcare workers, first responders, and correctional officers. Government data from this past year shows that prison outbreaks have been isolated,” … Read more
Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.), Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) and Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) issued the following statement regarding outstanding concerns related to the new testing requirement for air travellers entering Canada: “The federal Liberals have recently decided to introduce a confusing and haphazard new pre-arrival PCR testing policy, which affects thousands of … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement: “Tomorrow is the deadline for the Trudeau Liberals to ban Huawei and present a plan to protect Canadians from Chinese intimidation – but we still don’t see any action or certainty for Canadians yet,” he said. “The Liberal government promised to take action before the last election. More than a … Read more
On Monday, Dec. 14, Senator Claude Carignan, Bill C-7’s critic for the Conservative Senate Caucus, stated his position on this piece of legislation in his first speech on MAID (medical assistance in dying). During the bill’s second reading in the Senate, Carignan discussed his rationale in a speech that was essentially legal in nature, and first … Read more
Conservative MP Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, Alta.) introduced a Private Member’s Bill creating a non-refundable performance-based tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage projects: “Carbon capture, utilization and storage is key to curbing green house gas emissions that are endemic to many activities in industrial society, and this incentive to industry to invest in … Read more
Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo-Prince George, B.C.), special advisor to the Leader of the Opposition on Mental Health and Wellness, issued a statement: “I’m proud to announce that my motion which calls on the Government to take immediate action and establish a national suicide prevention hotline that consolidates all suicide crisis numbers into one easy to remember three-digit number … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) issued a statement: “Documents revealed today demonstrate that Global Affairs Canada and National Defence are not coordinated in Canada‘s policy toward China and were at odds with each other over the terms of engagement between the Canadian Armed … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Today, Conservatives are calling on the Trudeau government to take action and deliver support for Canadians who work and rely on the aviation sector. Aviation workers and those who rely on the sector are going into the Christmas travel season with no … Read more
Conservative Senator Leo Housakos will introduced a bill to add significant penalties for anyone convicted of vandalizing a monument dedicated to first responders. The bill will be championed in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton, Alta.) The bill seeks to amend section 430 of the Criminal Code so that anyone convicted of … Read more
