OTTAWA, ON –The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on Journey to Freedom Day: “Today marks the sixth Journey to Freedom Day, when we commemorate the thousands of Vietnamese boat people who fled a violent communist takeover and found peace and...
OTTAWA, ON –The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on Journey to Freedom Day: “Today marks the sixth Journey to Freedom Day, when we commemorate the thousands of Vietnamese boat people who fled a violent communist takeover and found peace and...
The Conservative Party of Canada’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) met today to discuss the resumption of the 2020 Leadership Election. On March 26, the LEOC suspended the race due to the impact COVID-19 related health guidelines and government mandated closures were having on key processes needed to complete the...
Party members will be consulted on their preferred path forward “The Conservative Party’s National Council met Thursday night to discuss options around holding the party’s Policy Convention in November. After considering several factors, it was unanimously decided to postpone the convention, with a new date to be approved later...
Today, the Hon. Tim Uppal, Conservative Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board, issued the following statement calling on the Trudeau government to scrap any planned tax hikes on Canadians: “At a time when 1.6 million Canadians have already been laid off, stores and restaurants have been told to close their doors,...
Keep ReadingToday, all parties in the House of Commons have agreed to postpone further sittings until April 20. This is a precautionary measure to avoid the possible spread of COVID-19 while communities across the country are seeing increased rates of infection. The Public Health Agency of Canada has assessed the public...
Keep ReadingOttawa ON – This week, Arnold Viersen, MP for Peace River Westlock, added his name as a joint seconder of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel). This legislation was introduced last month by Conservative MP Philip Lawrence and will be coming...
In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised he would make life more affordable for families. He promised he’d run small deficits before bringing Canada’s budget back to balance. He promised a lot of things. And yet, here we are. Trudeau has added $72 billion to the national debt and Canadian families...
Alberta is hurting. Investors have fled south to the United States and the uncertainty surrounding the natural resource sector continues to hold back our economy. According to reports, the Liberal government is preparing an aid package for Alberta if the $20.6-billion proposed Teck Frontier oilsands mine is rejected. Several Liberal...
Keep ReadingLuc Berthold, Conservative Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities, issued the following statement after receiving confirmation from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada that they will conduct an audit of the Liberal government’s Investing in Canada Plan: “Yesterday, I was pleased to receive a letter from Sylvain Ricard, the...