By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2024 2:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is requesting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene an emergency meeting with the country’s premiers to discuss the federal carbon price. Poilievre circulated the letter Tuesday on social media … Read more
When Sarah Morin hears the phrase “axe the tax,” what enters her mind is “freedom.” The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressures. She was among those who packed into a crammed room at a convention centre near Ottawa’s airport on Sunday to listen to … Read more
Is it time for a “middle ground” on carbon reduction as the looming increase to the federal carbon price continues to stir growing concerns among both progressive and conservative political leaders? Former Saskatchewan conservative premier Brad Wall says yes, and that any potential changes to how Canada tries to reduce carbon will need to weigh both … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s non-confidence motion in the government over the carbon price increase set for April 1 has failed. Poilievre faced a vote on the motion after his earlier push this week to stop the annual carbon price increase was defeated, and he introduced the non-confidence motion. The House of Commons shut down Poilievre’s … Read more
A Conservative motion to “spike the hike” and stop the April 1 carbon price increase will face a vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday as the environment minister says, “We can’t put climate change on pause.” Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion earlier this week to stop the annual carbon price increase, … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for an emergency debate on Monday in the House of Commons on the April 1 carbon price increase. “Canadians can’t afford this. That’s why 70 per cent of people oppose Justin Trudeau’s plan to hike the tax and 70 per cent of provincial premiers, including the Liberal Premier of … Read more
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has shot back at B.C. Premier David Eby’s comment that his plea to halt a federal carbon price increase is a “baloney factory” campaign tactic. Poilievre told The Roy Green Show on Saturday that Eby’s “constituents can’t even afford to buy baloney after eight years of him, and the NDP and … Read more
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will make stops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this weekend as part of his “Axe the Tax” movement to push back against Canada’s carbon pricing plan. Canada’s carbon price is set to increase next month despite several premiers – including the four in Atlantic Canada – asking Ottawa for … 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
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