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

Conservative Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.), Shadow Minister for Public Safety, Border Security, and Emergency Preparedness Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) and Shadow Minister for Health Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.) issued a statement: “For several months, Conservatives have been raising concerns about the privacy infringements and risks of implementing a contact tracing app. … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) issued a statement regarding the Trudeau government’s lack of transparency regarding the national security review of Huawei’s involvement in Canada’s 5G networks: “The Trudeau government introduced their new COVID-19 measures in Bill C-20. However, they snuck in modifications to several Acts, and … Read more

Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs issued a report on measures to allow the House to resume sitting in a safe and responsible manner. “Justin Trudeau’s six-month string of press conferences is simply no substitute for Parliament,” said  Conservative MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.), vice-chair of the committee. “Our Conservative plan … Read more

Shadow Minister of Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) and Shadow Minister of Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) sent an open letter to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger asking for her to investigate whether anyone in the WE organization ought to have registered to lobby public office holders, but failed to do so, which would be … Read more

After careful consideration, Conservative MP Richard Lehoux (Beauce, Que.) and the Beauce Conservative Electoral District Association endorse Peter MacKay, candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. The new leader of the Conservative Party will be elected on August 21. Call 418-650-1232.

The Conservative Party of Canada has set a record for memberships in a leadership race with 269,469 members. With this total, the party has surpassed its membership total both in 2004 when the merger of two national parties meant open nomination races in all ridings across Canada, and in 2017 when 16 candidates were part … Read more

Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics have called for an emergency meeting to discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) $900 million scandal and to review the safeguards that are in place to prevent conflicts of interest in government procurement. “Revelations that Justin Trudeau’s family was paid to speak … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) issued a statement “Not only did  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) not recuse himself from the decision to hand almost a billion dollars to WE Charity, we know now that the organization paid his family almost $300,000. It is clear that a criminal investigation is warranted. As … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) issued a statement: “We know now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) handed almost a billion-dollar contract to a charity that not only had close ties to the Liberal Party, but which paid his family almost $300,000,” he said. “Parliament must immediately be recalled so … Read more

Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement in response to the Trudeau government’s Economic and Fiscal ‘Snapshot’: “Today’s ‘snapshot’ makes it clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has no plan to help Canadians get back to work or to restart our economy,” he said. “The Auditor General’s Office doesn’t have enough funding to review all of … Read more