Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the decision by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to give an untendered and sole-sourced contract for the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity, as well as other sole-source contracts the Liberal government has given this organization. … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business James Cumming (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) called on the Liberal government to use this week’s economic ‘snapshot’ to change the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) so workers can earn higher wages, to fully fund the Auditor General, and to be transparent about the size of the debt and deficit. Currently, … Read more
Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada Kelly Block (Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek, Sask.), Shadow Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Dan Albas (Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, B.C.) and Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Raquel Dancho (Kildonan–St. Paul, Man.) wrote a letter to the Procurement Ombudsman asking him to review the Trudeau government’s decision to award a $900 million … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.), Shadow Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Dan Albas (Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, B.C.) and Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Raquel Dancho (Kildonan–St. Paul, Man.) wrote a letter to the Auditor General asking her to include the federal government’s decision to outsource the $900 million-dollar Canada Student Service … Read more
Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) announced the Back to Work Bonus, a Conservative proposal to make the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) more flexible and generous. Under the Conservative plan, Canadians who lost their jobs through no fault of their own during the pandemic will continue to receive their full $2,000 CERB. In addition, as businesses reopen, workers … Read more
Conservative MP Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Upon learning of a breach of trust involving a summer student in my office, I immediately took action and the individual was terminated. This matter is entirely regrettable.” Call 613-944-5024.
Conservative Shadow Minister for Health Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.) will host the annual “Father’s Day on Parliament Hill” video, helping to raise awareness for men’s mental health. “Men’s mental health is important to all families and communities, yet is not nearly discussed enough,” said Jeneroux. “We’ve created this video to encourage men to talk about their mental … Read more
Conservative MP Joël Godin (Portneuf – Jacques-Cartier, Que.) confirmed his support for Peter MacKay in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. Call 581-307-3828.
Conservative members of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations have called for an emergency meeting to discuss urgent issues including the situation in Hong Kong, the Chinese government’s influence at the World Health Organization, and Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne‘s (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) continuing personal financial relationship with a Chinese state-owned bank. At the emergency meeting, Conservative MPs intend … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Health Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton-Riverbend, Alta.) launched online consultations to gather feedback from Canadians on the government’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) regulatory changes, which have been delayed from July 1 until Jan. 1, 2021. “This is a real opportunity to ensure that the PMPRB regulatory changes accurately reflect patients’ needs and will not deter new medications … Read more
