By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 18, 2024 11:49 am 1 min read lit, it is getting too hot and too expensive for Canadians,” Poilievre said.” autoplay=”true” id=10428555] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former B.C. cabinet minister Michael de Jong is seeking the federal Conservative nomination in Abbotsford-South Langley. De Jong is currently … Read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a gatekeeping law that would allow the province to veto any future deal struck between municipalities and the federal government. Smith says recent unilateral federal housing grants to some Alberta cities were the final straw. Smith also says the bill, introduced in the house Wednesday, acts as a bulwark against Ottawa muscling … Read more
Thirty years ago, a mantra for the U.S. Democrats ran “it’s the economy, stupid.” Three decades later, that same energy has been captured by a Canadian politician that nobody would mistake for Bill Clinton. The Millennial and Gen Y Canadians who will vote for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre – potentially for the first time, or … Read more
New intelligence documents published by the federal foreign interference inquiry raise questions about the conclusions of former Governor General David Johnston’s probe into the issue. Johnston, whom Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed a “special rapporteur” on foreign interference, ruled out calling a public inquiry last May. Had Johnston’s recommendation been accepted, a trove of national security … Read more
The Liberal government has tabled legislation that updates the federal Elections Act as part of its political pact with the NDP. The minister responsible for democratic institutions, Dominic LeBlanc, said the changes “will enhance Canadians’ ability to exercise their vote while strengthening protections against foreign interference in our elections.” The bill, if passed, would add … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told a Vancouver business networking breakfast that “corporate lobbyists” in Ottawa are “utterly useless” and said he would focus on Canadian workers if his party forms government. Speaking to the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Friday morning, Poilievre accused corporate interests of failing to stand up for workers, and vowed to … Read more
Jamil Jivani, earlier this week, won the right to be the next member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Durham, succeeding former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. In doing so he also became the first Black man to hold a seat in the 20-year-old history of the modern Conservative Party of Canada. Jivani’s byelection win … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2024 3:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police say they are reviewing whether illegal activity occurred during a protest on Saturday that led to the cancellation of a reception hosted by the Prime Minister for a visiting G-7 … Read more
Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at the age of 84. Born in Baie-Comeau, QC., in 1939, Mulroney would go on to build a political career marked by his leadership of the at-times fractious coalition of Western conservatives, Red Tories and Quebec nationalists that made up the old centrist Progressive Conservative Party, and … Read more
A Conservative MP whose Toronto office was vandalized this week is among several federal politicians now under visible police protection on Parliament Hill. Melissa Lantsman’s Thornhill office was plastered with anti-Israel posters overnight Wednesday, including one warning “the Jews of Thornhill” that history is watching how they respond to the Israel-Hamas conflict. In recent weeks, … Read more
