Conservative MP Arnold Viersen (Peace River-Westlock, Alta.) released an open letter to Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.): “Dear Minister, On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we want to follow up on our March 9, 2020 letter to the Prime Minister in which we called for action … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement on the Conservative Opposition Day motion calling on the Liberals to table their plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians: “We are asking the Liberals to put the health and safety of Canadians first by sharing how each type of vaccine will be safely delivered to Canada, stored, and … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) released the following statement marking his first 100 days as Conservative Leader: “I’m very proud of all we have been able to accomplish in my first 100 days as Leader of Canada’s Conservatives – using every day to fight for hardworking Canadians. At the Conservative Party, we welcomed new members to … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement in response to the Trudeau government’s Fall Economic Statement: “Without a plan for vaccines, there can be no plan for the economy,” he said. “I am really glad the Liberals took my proposal from my leadership platform this spring on support for parents by boosting the Canada Child Benefit,” … Read more
On Sunday, November 27, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) by phone. With the election of President-elect Joe Biden in the United States, O’Toole reiterated the need for collaboration with the incoming Biden-Harris administration on several issues of mutual interest. O’Toole underscored the importance of Canadian and American governments working on a … Read more
Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology have called for an emergency meeting to urgently study Canada’s domestic manufacturing capacity for a COVID-19 vaccine and the announcement of funding for the National Research Council facility in Montreal for the purposes of producing the CanSino Biologics vaccine. MPs James Cumming (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Earl … Read more
Conservative MP Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, Man.) tabled Bill C-256, the Supporting Canadian Charities Act, in the House of Commons. This legislation will help charities by waiving the capital gains tax on an arm’s length sale of private shares or real estate when the proceeds of the sale are donated to a charity. “Many Canadian charities are struggling to … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Export Promotion and International Trade Tracy Gray (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.) issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Canada and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations on a transitional trade agreement: “While we are pleased to see Canada and the United Kingdom have concluded a transitional trade agreement, with only weeks until … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued a statement: “I met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and was briefed on the modelling of new cases of COVID-19 that the federal government expects in Canada in the coming weeks,” he said. “We as a country are worse off than we were at the start of the pandemic. We … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) released a statement regarding the adoption of a Conservative motion by the House of Commons, which calls on the Liberal government to take a stand on Communist China and defend Canada’s national interest: “Now is the time for the Liberal government to get serious on the … Read more
