Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) and Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) issued the following statement: “We have heard claims from some Yazidi survivors that they were told overseas that they would be able to bring their families to Canada. However, many of them are … Read more
Shadow Minister for Democratic Institutions Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) issued a statement: “It is now more important than ever for the Prime Minister to come clean about details of Russian interference in Canada’s 2015 election,” she said. “Canadians have a right to know exactly how Russia interfered in the election, how extensive the interference was, and … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement regarding the Fall Economic Statement: “Justin Trudeau said the budget would balance itself. Now he admits that under his plan it won’t balance at all,” he said. “Instead this year’s deficit is more than three times what he said it would be and he has added … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Health Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.) delivered her official response to the 2018 Federal Economic Update: “I’m disappointed by the Minister’s economic update,” she said. “We need to see a plan to get out of budgetary deficit, and we definitely need to see more respect for Canadian taxpayers, overall,” said Gladu. “We didn’t … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Procurement Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ont.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) issued the following statement: “Canada’s Conservatives have repeatedly stated that the so-called capability gap touted by the Trudeau government has no basis in reality. This has now been further confirmed by the fact that the Trudeau Liberals failed to produce any documents to back up this claim. By … Read more
Conservative MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C.), and chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, has once again added his name to the growing list of elected representatives worldwide calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to give testimony at the international grand committee meeting on disinformation and ‘fake news’. … Read more
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) issued a statement: “Today, the United States took steps to sanction individuals involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Justin Trudeau has the power to do the same under the Magnitsky Law that was introduced by the Conservatives. The Liberal government should move on this immediately … Read more
Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Economic Development (Quebec) Sylvie Boucher (Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d’Orléans-Charlevoix, Que.) issued the following statement: “True to form, Justin Trudeau’s government has demonstrated that it is completely disconnected from rural areas. Today’s announcement is just one more example: a year before the election Justin Trudeau is trying to make up for … Read more
Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) issued a statement regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) changes to Correctional Services Canada’s prison transfer policies: “Instead of taking decisive action when a dangerous child killer was transferred to a healing lodge, Trudeau’s Liberals deflected, dodged, and hid behind their officials and bureaucratic processes … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) released the following statement regarding Conservative MP Tony Clement’s (Parry Sound–Muskoka, Ont.) resignation from Shadow Cabinet: “Tonight, I have accepted Tony Clement’s resignation as the Conservative Shadow Minister for Justice and his resignation from his various committee roles. While I’m greatly disappointed with Mr. Clement’s actions, I am encouraged that he has … Read more
