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
Mayors are community builders, not gatekeepers, Canada’s municipal governments said Monday as their spokesman pushed back against language Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre often uses to attack city leaders. Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, was speaking at a news conference in Ottawa ahead of the spring budget to call on the federal … Read more
The Liberal government wants to impose “health breaks” to eliminate overnight voting in the House of Commons and to combat what they say is Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre’s personal agenda to “obstruct and create chaos.” Government House leader Steve MacKinnon introduced the motion Monday, with the New Democrats voicing their immediate support for it. It would … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t support the idea of “digital ID” or needing Canadians to give “their personal information to sketchy websites” amid questions about a controversial Senate bill to require age verification on porn websites. He also accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of “spreading lies” about the yet-to-be-introduced online harms bill, the contents … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested Wednesday that transgender women should not be permitted in “female spaces.” Poilievre made the comment in response to a question from a fringe right-wing website asking about transgender women’s participation in sports and access to “female spaces.” “Female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males,” Poilievre told … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sent a letter to the RCMP asking the commissioner to expand an investigation into the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to include the problem-plagued ArriveCAN app. The request comes a day after Auditor General Karen Hogan released a blistering report on the pandemic-era program, calling it the worst financial record keeping she has ever … Read more
Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for anyone convicted of extortion. The opposition leader said Friday that extortion-related crime has skyrocketed, with police in multiple provinces dealing with organized crime threats against businesses. Poilievre’s remarks were delivered in a commercial centre in Surrey, B.C., where police say shots were … Read more
The Liberals have delayed expanding medical assistance in dying for mental illness until after the next election. But if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wins, he says he will scrap the plan altogether. “We will revoke (an expansion) entirely,” Poilievre said at a news conference Thursday in Vancouver after the Trudeau government punted the move until … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed Wednesday that he’s opposed to allowing the use of puberty blockers on children. Poilievre made the comment during a barrage of media questions about his views on gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth. Puberty blockers, as they’re known, are used to prevent the body from producing the sex hormones that … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he plans to buy more X-ray scanners at ports to curb auto thefts, while the Liberals argue that putting the brakes on these crimes is more complicated. The issue has become the focus of political parties this week amid rising rates of vehicle thefts and the government calling a summit … Read more
