Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) issued the following statement after requesting an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to discuss the state of Chinese-Canadian relations: “Since the December 1st arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canadians have been subject to retaliatory detentions by the Chinese government, while dozens … Read more
Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Glen Motz (Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, Alta.) issued a statement regarding the Trudeau government’s repeated refusal to release documents related to the Firearms Reference Table: “The documents that have been requested are already widely shared with international law enforcement … Read more
Conservative MPs Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) and Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Last month, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to pick up the phone, call Chinese President Xi and demand the safe return of the two Canadians being held by Beijing. Instead of taking action, Justin Trudeau once again … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued the following statement: “Last fall, Justin Trudeau played political games with the timing of important by-elections, calling only one despite the fact that four seats were vacant. Trudeau’s failure left thousands of Canadians unrepresented in Parliament, and further broke the public’s trust in his government. As 2019 begins, Justin … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued the following statement: “Today, Justin Trudeau‘s carbon tax begins to take effect and Canadians already anxious about the rising cost of living will soon have another tax to pay. However, this is only the beginning. So I begin 2019 with a warning to Canadians. A warning that Trudeau’s carbon … Read more
Deputy Shadow Minister for Finance Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, Alta.) issued a statement on the Liberal government’s $1.6-billion bailout package for Canada’s energy sector: “Today’s handout will do nothing to get shovels in the ground on the Trans Mountain expansion project, it will do nothing to increase Canada’s energy export capacity and it will do nothing for … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) issued a statement on the Liberal government’s $1.6-billion bailout package for Canada’s energy sector: “If the Prime Minister truly cared about energy workers – if he wanted a future with oil and gas in Canada – he would immediately drop the No-More-Pipelines Bill C-69. He would use the considerable powers he … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) and Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ont.) issued a statement: “We learned that Justin Trudeau is cancelling EX MAPLE FLAG, an important training exercise that the Royal Canadian Air Force conducts annually with Canada’s allies,” they said. “The decision to cancel this exercise comes after it was revealed … Read more
Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) and Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) issued the following statement: “Today, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to follow through on his word and present a real plan to immediately bring ISIS terrorists to justice. Instead, he’s waving the white flag. Today’s report is a meaningless list of empty platitudes … Read more
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Internal Trade Dan Albas (Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, B.C.) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Internal Trade Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Reducing internal trade barriers is essential for unleashing Canada’s full economic potential. Unfortunately, today’s meeting confirmed that Justin Trudeau would rather lecture the provinces than work with … Read more
