Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) released his Conservative Plan for Change to lower food and housing costs, stop crime and bring home jobs to put Canada First. The platform is available online. Contact media@conservative.ca. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) promised that a new Conservative government will stop Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s proposed Liberal food tax … Read more
Conservative MP Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie-Mackenzie, Alta.) announced the second phase of the Canada First Arctic Defence Plan in Yellowknife, N.W.T. Part II of the Canada First Arctic Defence Plan to defend our Arctic will: Upgrade the Forward Operating Location in Inuvik to full base status (CFB Inuvik) to host fighter jets and Husky tankers—enabling quick interceptions of … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) announced his plan to protect Canadian seniors by cracking down on financial scammers who target seniors. A new Conservative government will ensure that Canadian banks and cell phone companies do a better job detecting scams, alerting victims before they are scammed, and reporting and blocking suspected fraud in real-time. The full … Read more
The Conservative Party issued a statement outlining its plan to support Canada’s Veterans by ensuring benefits are in place before release from service and cutting delays in disability claims processing. “Veterans shouldn’t have to fight their own government for the benefits they earned,” said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.), pledging automatic approvals after 16 … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement: “I am incredibly saddened by the layoffs at the GM CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll. This morning, I spoke with Unifor Local 88 GM Plant Chairperson Mike Van Boekel and expressed my commitment to protect Canadian auto workers. We will keep them working, so they can keep their … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement marking the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, honouring the bravery and sacrifice of Canadian soldiers who fought and triumphed where “our progenitor nations had failed.” Poilievre praised the unity and courage of the Canadian Corps, whose sacrifice secured the ridge at the cost of … Read more
The Conservative Party pledged to “axe taxes” across the board, unveiling a plan to cut income taxes by 15 per cent and reverse automatic tax increases. “It’s time to end Carney’s two-tier tax system and deliver fairness for hard-working Canadians,” the party said in a release. The plan includes a Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut, … Read more
Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington–Halton Hills North) issued a statement saying the SITE task force confirmed the Chinese Communist Party is interfering in Canada’s election to support Liberal Leader Prime Minister Mark Carney. He said Beijing promoted Carney’s image and policies in a “coordinated and inauthentic way,” portraying him as “tough” on the U.S. and … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) pledges to create 50,000 new treatment opportunities for Canadians struggling with addiction while cutting federal funding for opioid distribution and supervised drug-use sites. Speaking in Vancouver, Poilievre promised to defund sites he called “drug dens,” ban them from operating near schools and seniors’ homes and impose strict oversight focused … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) announced his plan to address the epidemic of intimate partner violence. Poilievre will keep abusers off the street and behind bars to protect the most vulnerable Canadians. Specifically, a new Conservative government will: Create a new offence of “assault of an intimate partner” to deliver tougher sentences for anyone who … Read more
