The Conservative Party of Canada announced that Conservative MP Erin O’Toole (Durham) became the new leader of the party. During the past 8 months, leadership candidates have had to modernize campaign techniques in order to reach as many Canadians as possible during the COVID19 pandemic. With over 269,000 members and nearly 175,000 participating in the … Read more
Conservative MPs Dan Albas (Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, B.C.) and Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued the following statement regarding the Trudeau government’s intention to transition Canadians from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to Employment Insurance and create three new benefits: “Today’s announcement makes it clear that Justin Trudeau has no plan to help Canadians get back to work or to … Read more
Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson (Nunavut) says northern communities continuously face poor internet and cell service because a near monopoly service provider keeps getting public money to expand. That service provider claims to welcome competition, but its policy statements and its actions seek to block competition at every turn. Everywhere else in Canada, where consumers enjoy a … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued the following statement following reports that the Trudeau Liberals’ intend to prorogue Parliament until October: “Earlier this year, Justin Trudeau shamefully shut down Parliament to try and avoid accountability. Now he has locked out Opposition MPs who were working hard to fix his government’s pandemic programs, help Canadians and get … Read more
The Conservative Party has confirmed Sunday, August 23, 2020 will be the date the results of the leadership election will be announced, and a new leader elected. With ballots due on Friday, August 21, 2020, the party will take Saturday and Sunday to process and count ballots, before formally announcing the winner of the leadership … Read more
Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) issued a statement: “The Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into Amazon.ca over concerns that they are engaging in anti-competitive behaviour. Today, I introduced a motion to question Amazon on these very serious allegations during our meeting at the Standing Committee on Industry, … Read more
Following recent revelations regarding the awarding of the contract to administer the Canada Student Service Grant to a unilingual anglophone organization, WE Charity, Conservatives members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages Chris d’Entremont (West Nova, N.S.), Joël Godin (Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier, Que.), Bernard Généreux (Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, Que.) and Michael Chong (Wellington–Halton Hills, Ont.) sent a letter to the committee chair requesting the emergency meeting to … Read more
Shadow Minister for International Trade Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.), Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Leona Alleslev (Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill, Ont.), Shadow Minister for Canada-U.S. Relations Colin Carrie (Oshawa, Ont.) and Conservative MP Richard Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Que.) released a statement: “The U.S. administration has been foreshadowing new tariffs on Canadian aluminum for weeks, so why didn’t the Trudeau government take action … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) and Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) sent a letter to the Privacy Commissioner regarding a potential breach of Canadians’ privacy through the WE organization’s Canada Student Service Grant website. “The handling of this information should be treated in the same manner … Read more
Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) testimony at the Finance Committee on July 30: “Multiple ministers and senior officials have testified at the Finance Committee. Not one of them said that the Prime Minister pulled the WE proposal from the May 8th cabinet meeting and sent it … Read more
