Shadow Minister for Health Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) issued a statement: “[On Sept. 10], Trudeau’s Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) claimed that she was fully briefed on COVID-19 in December and that the Liberals knew the risk that it posed to Canadians. If the Health Minister knew and was fully briefed, Canadians who lost family members … Read more
Conservative MPs Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) and Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) sent a letter to the Ethics Commissioner regarding potential Conflict of Interest Act violations stemming from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) Chief of Staff’s spouse lobbying PMO Senior Advisor Mike McNair. “In the repeated act of lobbying by Trudeau’s Chief of Staff’s spouse, Rob … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) has nominated James Dodds to serve as the new Chair to the Conservative Fund, the body that is responsible for the party’s finances. Dodds’s nomination is pending ratification from the Conservative Party’s National Council, after Irving Gerstein announced his retirement prior to the conclusion of the leadership race. Dodds is currently a Senior Vice … Read more
Conservative Quebec Political Lieutenant Richard Martel (Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, Que.) sent a letter to the Commissioner for Official Languages: “The WE organization was contracted by the Government of Canada to deliver the Canada Student Service Grant […] I am concerned by Cabinet’s decision to award this sole sourced contract as it has become apparent that WE did not have … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) announced changes to the Conservative Caucus: Deputy Leader: Candice Bergen (Portage – Lisgar, Man.) Quebec Political Lieutenant: Richard Martel (Chicoutimi – Le Fjord, Que.) House Leader of the Official Opposition: Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que.) Chief Opposition Whip: Blake Richards (Banff – Airdrie, Alta.) Deputy Opposition House Leader: Karen Vecchio (Elgin – Middlesex – … Read more
Conservative MPs James Cumming (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) and Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) sent a letter to Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) calling on the government to simplify the application process for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) pandemic relief program and to reevaluate its current revenue loss … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) sent a letter to Marc and Craig Kielburger requesting that WE Charity provide members of the Finance Committee with the numerous documents that were promised by the organization during their committee appearances before Prime … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) sent letters to Ian Shugart, Clerk of the Privy Council, and Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada: “Conservatives have written to the Clerk of the Privy Council and the Librarian and Archivist of Canada to ensure … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) sent a letter to Speaker’s Spotlight asking them to proactively provide the documents the Ethics Committee requested before Parliament was prorogued: “Your organization has an opportunity to provide the Ethics Committee with the documents we are seeking in good faith,” he wrote. “I, therefore, ask … Read more
Conservative leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) over the phone. O’Toole made a point to raise western alienation and called on Trudeau to outline a plan to address real and serious national unity concerns in the Speech from the Throne. O’Toole also stressed the importance of parliamentary committees … Read more
