Michael Ford, the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, will run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election in June. He’s the Tories’ nominee for York South-Weston in northwestern Toronto, a part of the city where his family has deep roots. Michael Ford is currently a Toronto city councillor, representing the same community his…
Conservatives Support 2030 Emissions-Reduction Target Set by Harper, Not Trudeau
Canada’s Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its approach to tackle climate change. On Tuesday, the federal government released its plan for how it hopes to achieve its latest goal, which is to…
Tory MP Rempel Garner Joins Patrick Brown’s Leadership Campaign as Co-Chair
Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner is joining Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown as the national campaign co-chair for his bid to become the next leader of the Conservative Party. In a statement issued Saturday, Brown said Rempel Garner, who represents the riding of Calgary Nose Hill, is “Western Canada’s strongest champion.” Rempel Garner has held prominent…
Charest to Be in Ottawa to Meet With Conservatives MPs to Discuss Party Leadership
OTTAWA—While the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada may still only have one contender, its members of Parliament are being invited to meet with a potential second. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest will be in Ottawa this week to discuss the party’s leadership with Conservative MPs at an event hosted by two who…
Liberals SHOCKED to Find Out Conservatives Are More Generous, Less Wealthy | Larry Elder
Many people falsely believe that conservatives are wealthier and more selfish than liberals when the opposite is true. Studies have shown that conservatives on average give more money and volunteer more time to charity than liberals, even though they’re less wealthy on average. This is because conservatives believe that charitable giving is both morally good…
Conservatives Descend on Orlando for Annual 4-Day CPAC Event
CPAC, the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, has been compared to the Woodstock music festival of 1969. And no wonder. Appearing at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando Feb. 24-27 are the current rock stars of the Republican Party, including former President Donald Trump. The agenda kicks off at 7 a.m. on…
Conservatives End Boycott of Parliament’s National Security Committee
OTTAWA—The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee made up of MPs and senators. Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen announced the reversal this afternoon, saying Tory MPs Michelle Rempel Garner and Rob Morrison will represent the party on the committee. The move came two months after then-Conservative leader…
Poilievre Is Articulate and Fearless, but What Does He Stand For?
Commentary Pierre Poilievre entered the federal Conservative leadership race before it even started, and while the press are salivating over the horse race, the other nags are smelling the glue factory. But since there’s more to politics than just winning, let’s take a quick look at whether he should win, and why and how. If…
Liberals Urge Tories to Reconsider Compromise on Documents About Fired Scientists
OTTAWA—Government House leader Mark Holland is urging the Conservatives to reconsider their rejection of a compromise proposal that would allow MPs to finally see unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest-security laboratory. In a letter Tuesday to his Conservative counterpart, Gerard Deltell, Holland reiterates his proposal to allow a special…
Conservatives Ask Privacy Czar to Probe Pandemic Related Use of Mobile Location Data
OTTAWA—A Conservative MP is asking Canada’s privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, Tory MP John Brassard accuses the Public Health Agency of Canada of secretly using the pandemic to violate the privacy of Canadians….
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