Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough, ON) issued a statement on harassing and misleading phone calls during the 2011 federal campaign. Del Mastro said that the Conservative Party is calling on anyone with any information about harassing calls or calls giving inaccurate poll information … Read more
The Conservative Party issued a statement regarding media reports on fraudulent calls. The party said that it ran a clean and ethical campaign and would never tolerate such activity. The party added that it was not involved with these calls and if anyone on a local campaign was involved they will not play a role … Read more
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, AB) released a statement regarding NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen’s (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, BC) appearance at a hearing for the Enbridge Joint Review Panel. Rempel said the government is committed to maintaining Canada’s standing as the best place for investment and economic growth. Call 613-755-2035.
Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, AB) issued a statement on his Private Members' Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal code (concealment of identity). Blake said that this is legislation that police chiefs in Canada's major cities have said is needed to control and de-escalate riots before they can cause the kind of … Read more
Conservative MP Parm Gill (Brampton-Springdale, ON) introduced his Private Members Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment). Bill C-394, seeks to address criminal organization’s recruitment activities, while placing the safety of Canadian children and communities first. Gill said that Canadians from across the country have raised … Read more
On Jan. 17, 2012, in Saskatoon, in Queen's Bench Court for Saskatchewan, Justice Popescul released his judgment that George Laliberte was guilty of defamation against Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, SK). In the last days of the 2005/2006 federal election campaign, Laliberte had phoned from the Chris Axworthy Liberal campaign office in Saskatoon-Wanuskewin to a … Read more
On Feb. 7, 2012, 25 Conservative Senators rose in support of Ontario Conservative Senator Linda Frum's motion condemning the egregious human rights violations against political prisoners in Iran. Each Senator called for the immediate release of an individual prisoner who is a victim of the Iranian regime’s cruel and inhuman treatment of unlawfully incarcerated political … Read more
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre, ON) filed a motion with the clerk of the House of Commons to ask Parliament to form a special committee to study Canada’s 400 year old definition of human being and report back to the House on the medical evidence it finds and on options to deal with the … Read more
In honour of World Cancer Day, Conservative MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake, MB) issued a statement in the House of Commons on the hazards of artificial tanning equipment. Bezan said that studies have shown that the use of tanning beds at a young age increases the risk of skin cancer by 75 per cent. In Dec. … Read more
Conservative British Columbia Senator Nancy Greene Raine tabled a motion in the Senate calling on the government to amend the Maple Products Regulations, which would benefit consumers, industry and business alike. Raine said that to market to the world, Canadian producers need new regulations that will make it easier for consumers to understand the different … Read more
