The Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee issued a statement: “The safety and health of volunteers has been top of mind for LEOC and staff,” they said. “With all non-essential businesses now closed in ON and QC including our HQ, LEOC now finds that it is no longer possible to meet the deadlines necessary to … Read more
Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) needs to explain why he sent 50,118 face shields, 1,101 masks, 1,820 goggles, 36,425 medical coveralls, 200,000 nitrile gloves and 3,000 aprons from Canada’s own government reserves overseas in February,” he said. “The government was repeatedly warned by medical experts and the World Health Organization … Read more
Conservative Interim Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement: “When we agreed to the extraordinary suspension of Parliament, Conservatives insisted that the government be subject to substantial accountability measures including that the Auditor General would audit any new spending, that parliamentary committees would be able to review all of that spending when Parliament resumes,” said Scheer. … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued the following statement: “Conservatives are focused on getting real help to Canadians. We have been negotiating with the government in good faith and have been clear that we would act quickly to pass the measures that the Prime Minister has announced publicly. However, there are several aspects of the government’s legislation that are … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued the following statement calling on the federal government to increase support for small businesses and workers affected by COVID-19: “Conservatives are calling on the federal government to increase support for small businesses and workers, by: significantly increasing the wage subsidy to protect workers; refunding all GST remittances to the small businesses … Read more
The Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) met via teleconference last night to discuss the evolving situation around COVID-19 and how it may affect our Leadership race. We’ve heard from a few of the leadership candidates about the COVID-19 virus. Several have made the difficult decision to suspend large gatherings of supporters and members, and that … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.), Conservative Shadow Minister for National Revenue Marty Morantz (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley, Man.) and Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Finance Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Canada’s economy was grinding to a halt well before coronavirus and the illegal blockades. In the last quarter we saw the worst growth in … Read more
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food John Barlow (Foothills, Alta.) Shadow Minister for International Trade Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.) and Shadow Minister for Canada-China Relations and Multiculturalism Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) issued a statement: “One year ago, the Chinese government banned imports of Canada’s world class canola,” they said. “It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) over … Read more
Conservative MP Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, Ont.) will hold his 10th Constituency Referendum to give every eligible voter in his riding the opportunity to cast a vote on whether he should vote in favour of, or against, Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Medical Assistance in Dying), when it comes to its final vote … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Leona Alleslev (Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) released a statement calling on the Trudeau Liberals to use Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne‘s (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) trip to Ukraine to confirm the federal government will provide additional military support: “Canada’s Conservatives have repeatedly … Read more
