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

Conservative Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) wrote a letter to Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.): “Since the closure of Service Canada Centres, many Canadians are experiencing extremely long wait times when attempting to access Service Canada over the phone,” said Kusie. “This … is disproportionally impacting seniors … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food John Barlow (Foothills, Alta.), Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Richard Lehoux (Beauce, Que.) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Lianne Rood (Lambton–Kent–Middlesex, Ont.) wrote a letter to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.): “While Canadians stay home and do their part to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and plank the curve, they need … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion James Cumming (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) and Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) announced a practical solution to fast-track rescue aid to small businesses: allow credit unions to front small business owners wage money now to keep employees working. Owners will pay back the credit union when CRA deposits their wage subsidy in four weeks. The … Read more

Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement: “Parliament will soon return for yet another emergency sitting,” he said. “Less than two weeks ago, we passed that emergency bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday, then in the Senate on Thursday. The very next day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) announced he was changing the entire policy. … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for National Revenue Marty Morantz (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley, Man.) issued a statement: “As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than two million Canadians have already lost their jobs. While the government has announced measures to help, so far money has not … Read more

Conservatives are calling on the government to immediately take the following actions to ensure that Canada’s healthcare system has the necessary medical equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic: Publish the full list of COVID-19 critical medical equipment and related supplies and add them to the Controlled Goods List governed by the Controlled Goods Program. This … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland, Alta.) issued a statement: “A week ago, Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) said the Liberals would announce a package for Canada’s energy sector, in ‘hours’ or ‘days,’ certainly ‘not weeks.’ Canadians need them to do so, now,” she said. “Oil and gas employers were struggling before the COVID-19 … Read more

Conservative Shadow Health Minister Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.) is calling on the government to clearly outline a plan to ensure the safety of medical professionals and other hospital workers. “We’ve been asking the government for over two months if there was enough [personal protective equipment] to protect our healthcare workers and essential service workers in case of a … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board Tim Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) issued the following statement calling on the Liberal government to scrap any planned tax hikes on Canadians: “At a time when 1.6 million Canadians have already been laid off, stores and restaurants have been told to close their doors, and Canadians have been told … Read more

Conservative Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) issued the following statement on issues some small business owners are having applying for loans from the Business Development Bank of Canada: “At a time when many Canadians face grave uncertainty about their futures, we need to be focussed on helping … Read more