Columns
Column: Conservative Party leader must prioritize balanced budgets
Balanced budgets mean less government debt for Canadian kids and grandkids to pay back, less money wasted on interest charges and fewer tax hikes. […]
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National News
Conservatives vow to fix equalization if elected
With a federal election likely in the coming months, the Conservative Party of Canada are vowing to fix equalization. Both the party and its leader, the Honourable Erin O’Toole issued media releases on Thursday announcing their intentions. […]
National News
Conservatives calling on Liberals to allow penalty-free RRSP withdrawals
Two Conservative MPs are calling on the Liberal Government to allow Canadians penalty-free access tot heir retirement savings as a result of the pandemic.
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Business
Government requests recall of the House of Commons to help workers and businesses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced Sunday that the Government House Leader has asked the Speaker of the House of Commons to recall the House of Commons to introduce urgent economic measures, as part of Canada’s $82 billion response to support workers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Columns
National Column: Bernier’s opinions on diversity add to Scheer’s headaches
One week before the first Conservative national convention on Andrew Scheer’s leadership watch – and the last such gathering before the next federal election – one would not normally expect Conservative MPs to be debating each other on social media about whether to draw a line on Canada’s diversity. […]
Columns
National Column: Swing and a miss in attack on PM
There was a time when a rookie leader of the official opposition, fresh from scoring his first big electoral goal, would have used his moment in the sun to showcase his prime ministerial credentials. Now is not such a time. […]
Columns
National Column: Carbon pricing, the national divider
It’s now clear the Canadian debate over climate change and carbon pricing is serving no one’s interests. […]
Columns
National Column: Scheer targets fallout of Harper years
A year into his new job as Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer is methodically trying to mend some of the fences broken by his predecessor.
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Columns
National Column: Liberals reach left, Tories should worry
Parsing a blind copy of the weekend’s Liberal resolutions, one would be forgiven for confusing it with an embryonic NDP election platform. […]
National News
Conservatives accuse Liberals of Carbon Tax cover-up
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberal government of having a carbon-tax cover-up and called on the government to tell Canadians how much more families will pay when it comes into effect. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Like Father, Like Son: Justin Trudeau Places Canada in Permanent Deficit
There are many things to say about the Liberal’s most recent Budget 2018 and few of them are good. During […]
National News
Conservatives call on Prime Minister Trudeau to repay Canadians for holiday
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to repay taxpayers more than $200,000 he used to fund his much-publicized and criticized vacation.
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National News
Scheer announces new tax bill
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his party would offer tax relief to young families by introducing the Supporting New Parents Act, which would remove federal income tax from benefits received under the EI maternity and EI parental programs. […]
National News
Scheer praises Leitch for her service
Simcoe—Grey MP and former Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate the Hon. Dr. Kellie Leitch announced this week that she would not seek office in the 2019 election.
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Columns
National Column: Rookie Scheer won’t escape friendly fire
Few Parliament Hill insiders were surprised by Jason Kenney’s decisive Alberta leadership victory. The former federal Conservative immigration minister has long been considered in an organizational class of his own. He was the chief-architect of the federal party’s outreach in Canada’s diverse cultural communities. […]
Local News
Dane Lloyd takes Sturgeon River-Parkland
When the votes were tallied Monday night, Conservative Party of Canada candidate Dane Lloyd was the front-runner in the race to replace his predecessor MP Rona Ambrose, who stepped down from political life last summer. […]