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

Conservative MP Candice Bergen (Portage–Lisgar, Man.), the Official Opposition House Leader, issued the following statement following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) cabinet shuffle: “The failures of the Liberal government are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s responsibility. Changing the faces of the cabinet will not change the Prime Minister’s bad judgment and fundamentally flawed direction for the country. While … Read more

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled on January 4, 2017 that duties imposed on drywall imported from the United States to Western Canada are contrary to Canada’s economic, trade or commercial interests. Conservatives were the only Members of Parliament representing the interests of their constituents by participating in the Tribunal’s public inquiry. “I’m pleased that we were … Read more

Conservative Finance Critic Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que.) issued a statement: “Last month, the Liberal Government not only quietly released a document updating Canadians on their long-term economic and fiscal projections, but also went back on their own promises by detailing that the budget is not forecasted to return to balance until 2055. The Prime Minister is quickly … Read more

Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose (Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta.) issued the following statement regarding the departure of Dr. Daniel Lindsay from the Conservative Party Leadership Contest. “I want to thank Dr. Daniel Lindsay for his participation and contribution to the Conservative leadership race,” said Ambrose. “It’s not easy as a newcomer to politics to become a candidate for … Read more

Conservative MPs James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.), Official Opposition Critic for National Defence, and Pierre Paul-Hus (harlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.), Associate Critic for National Defence, Alupa Clarke (Beauport–Limoilou, Que.), Critic for Public Services and Procurement, and Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, Alta.), Deputy Critic for Public Services and Procurement, are requesting that the Auditor General of Canada launch an investigation … Read more

Conservative MPs Alupa Clarke (Beauport–Limoilou, Que.), Official Opposition Critic for Public Services and Procurement, and Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, Alta.), Deputy Critic for Public Services and Procurement issued the following statement: “It’s unacceptable that the Minister of Public Services and Procurement has allowed the executives that implemented the Phoenix pay system to receive bonuses‎, as thousands of employees … Read more

Official Opposition Critic for International Human Rights and Religious Freedom David Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands, Sask.) and Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Sub-Committee on International Human Rights David Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook, Ont.) submitted a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent, Que.) calling for partnership between Canada’s new Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion and the Tibetan administration, or Canada-based … Read more

Conservative MP and  leadership candidate Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) announced his plan to stand up for hard working farm families. He stated “We are truly blessed with an abundance of food in Canada and all too often take for granted the bounty that surrounds us. Thousands of Canadians are involved directly on the farm and thousands more … Read more

Conservative MP Cathy McLeod (Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo, B.C.), Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement in response to the Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee’s decision to suspend their study of Bill S-3: “I am very pleased that the Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee voted 10-2 in a bi-partisan decision to suspend their study of Bill S-3, An Act … Read more

Conservative MPs Alupa Clarke (Beauport–Limoilou, Que.), Official Opposition Critic for Public Services and Procurement, and Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, Alta.), Deputy Critic, released the following statement calling on the government to accept the Official Opposition’s recommendations to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates’ report on Canada Post: “We cannot in good conscience endorse the vast majority of … Read more