Following its passage at second reading in the Senate, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan’s Bill S-234, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste), is now before the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, which begane its study of the bill today. “Bill S-234 seeks to prohibit the export … Read more
Conservative Senator Michael L. MacDonald introduced Bill S-277, the Canada-Taiwan Relations Framework Act, in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 26. The Act seeks to provide a framework to strengthen relations between Canada and Taiwan in respect of economic, cultural, and legal affairs. Bill S-277 also directs the Government of Canada to support Taiwan’s participation in multilateral international … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement: “On Sept. 25th, 1975, the Franco-Ontarian flag was raised at Laurentian University in Sudbury for the very first time. This green and white flag, bearing the trillium and the fleur de Lys, represents over 400 years of Francophone history in Ontario and celebrates the diverse languages, … Read more
The Conservative Party issued a statement: “Liberals are cancelling Canadian Heritage Committee meetings in a desperate attempt to avoid talking about their online censorship bills. C-18 censors the news Canadians can see, and C-11, the online censorship bill,” reads the statement. “Due to the government’s decision to implement Bill C-18, despite being warned of the … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today, Armenians continue to struggle to maintain life and liberty in their homeland. We acknowledge 32 years since the Armenian people voted to ratify their declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. We honour the brave men and women who, after 70 years of communist oppression, spoke with … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) introduced part of his plan to bring homes you can afford with the Build Homes Not Bureaucracy Act. The plan aims to: Tie housing completions to infrastructure funding so we can get shovels in the ground immediately while providing a big bonus to municipalities that exceed homebuilding targets; Withhold transit and infrastructure … Read more
Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, Ont.) issued a statement upon the introduction of her first private member’s bill, the Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act (Bill C-353): “To ensure Canada responds effectively to situations where Canadian lives may be threatened abroad through hostage-taking, I am proud to introduce the Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act. This Act would strengthen Canada’s ability … Read more
Conservative MP and Conservative Caucus Committee Coordinator Jake Stewart (Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B.) issued a statement calling all new ministers to appear before parliamentary committees following the summer cabinet shuffle: “Parliament is back and Trudeau’s new ministers have been on the job for two months. After eight years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians have seen their mortgage payments … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) issued a statement: “Over the holiday, in synagogues around the world, shofars will sound, marking the beginning of the new year. As the sun sets, families will gather in their homes around tables laden with apples and honey, challah, and other delicious food to celebrate the blessings of the … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) announced the Building Homes Not Bureaucracy Act, his plan to bring homes you can afford by removing gatekeepers and red tape, fining big city governments that block new homes, giving bonuses to cities that free up land, and making transit funding dependent on getting more keys-in-doors. “A Poilievre Government will restore the promise of Canada by building … Read more
