“I want to thank my colleagues in the Senate for adopting Bill S-203 calling on the government to draft and implement a long overdue federal framework on autism”, said the bill’s sponsor Conservative Senator Leo Housakos. The legislation would not only legally require the government to implement a federal framework but also puts in place a … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage John Nater (Perth–Wellington, Ont.) released a statement: “Just as was done in the last Parliament, Liberals are trying to push through their Internet regulation bill with as little scrutiny as possible,” he said. “The Government has failed to be transparent at every step of the process in their attempts to amend the Broadcasting … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) called on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and the IRCC to issue urgently needed single-use travel documents to Afghans who worked with Canada and who are now … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Families Children and Social Development Laila Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, Alta.), Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Jasraj Singh Hallan ((Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Employment, Future Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Stephanie Kusie ( Calgary Midnapore, Alta.) issued a statement on a motion the Official Opposition moved at the … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development Laila Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, Alta.), Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta.) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Tourism Bernard Généreux (Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, Que.) issued a statement: “Canadians are ready to travel for business, leisure, and to see loved ones again. This foreseeable increase in demand for passports … Read more
The House of Commons Transportation Committee has called on the government to cancel the wasteful, expensive, and inefficient Canada Infrastructure Bank. despite these claims from the Liberals, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that the Canada Infrastructure Bank has received no private sector investment. It has completed zero projects, paid out massive bonuses to failed CEO’s … Read more
Conservative House Leader John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, Ont.) and Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Luc Berthold (Mégantic–L’Erable, Que.) issued the following statement after the NDP and Liberal members voted to pass Government Motion 11: “NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and the NDP have voted to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) exactly what he wants: a Parliament that … Read more
Conservative House Leader John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, Ont.) and Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Luc Berthold (Mégantic–L’Erable, Que.) issued the following statement ahead of the second day of debate on Government Motion 11: “If Motion 11 passes as written, Justin Trudeau will have the Parliament he wants. One that provides him with an audience, not an opposition. The most egregious … Read more
Conservative House Leader John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, Ont.) and Deputy Opposition Leader Luc Berthold (Mégantic-L’Érable, Que.) issued a statement: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) is trying to give himself the power to shut down Parliament until September at his will, as well as the power to disrupt the work of parliamentary committees,” they said. “If NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and the … Read more
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.) issued a statement: “Today, Conservatives have written a letter to the Commissioner of the RCMP to request they re-open the case on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and begin a criminal investigation immediately,” she said. “In a shocking revelation on the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, Trudeau admitted that he … Read more
