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

Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, SK) commended the BC court decision upholding the ban on polygamy. Vellacott said polygamy has been linked to a consistent set of harms, including: physical and sexual abuse; physical, reproductive and mental health harms; economic deprivation; lower levels of education; inequality (including both gender inequality and marginalization of young men); decreased political rights … Read more

Conservative Manitoba Senator Donald Neil Plett brought forward a motion in the Senate Chamber to pre-study Bill C-18 before it reaches the Senate in order to give the legislation time for proper consideration. Plett said Liberals Senators are refusing this pre-study and have continually filibustered the pre-study motion. Senator Plett said purposely stalling this motion to study … Read more

Conservative Nova Scotia Senator Kelvin Ogilvie was officially inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. As part of the exhibition “Innovation Canada” of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Hall of Fame has the objectives to honour Canadians who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of science and engineering and … Read more

Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, AB) began debate on his Private Member’s Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal code (concealment of identity). Bill C-309 amends sections 65 and 66 of the Criminal Code which outline the penalties for participating in a riot or unlawful assembly respectively, by making it a new offence … Read more

Conservative MP Joy Smith’s (Kildonan-St. Paul) Private Members’ Bill C-310 was debated in the first hour of its Second Reading. Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), proposes two amendments to the Criminal Code. Bill C-310 will amend the Criminal Code to add the current trafficking in persons offences to … Read more

Conservative MP Patricia Davidson (Sarnia-Lambton, ON) introduced a Private Members' Bill entitled An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses). Bill C-313 will bring non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses under the same regulatory framework that prescribed, corrective contact lenses are classified under currently. Call 613-957-2649.

Conservative MP Joy Smith (Kildonan-St. Paul, MB) will introduce a Private Members' Bill to make two important amendments that will help combat modern day slavery in Canada and abroad. The Private Members' Bill, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), will amend the current trafficking in persons offence by providing an evidentiary … Read more

Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, SK) issued a comment on funding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Vellacott said IPPF is attempting to con the Canadian government for taxpayer dollars under the Muskoka Maternal/Child Health initiative. Vellacott said it’s still not too late to stop the $6 million misappropriation of Canadian taxpayer funds, because IPPF … Read more

Conservative Ontatrio Senator Nicole Eaton called on non-Canadian interests to stop interfering in Canadian policy decisions. Eaton rose in the Senate to bring attention to the latest example of persistent interference by special, off-border interests, namely the Keystone XL Pipeline protest. Call 613-947-4047.

Conservative MP Jacques Gourde (Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Rick Dykstra (St. Catharines, ON) filed an official complaint with House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, SK) asking the Board of Internal Economy to investigate if NDP MPs intend to use their taxpayer funded offices to sell political … Read more