Category: Conservative Party of Canada

Election Interference Concerns Met With ‘Shrugged Shoulders,’ Tory Campaign Manager Testifies

Campaign managers for the Conservative Party in the last election have heavily criticized processes put in place by the government to defend against interference, saying concerns raised were met with indifference. “Political parties cannot formulate public policy under threat that they are going to possibly lose ridings based on foreign influence, because of at least…


Tories Introduce Bill Aimed at Reforming Parole Sentencing in Criminal Code

The federal Conservatives have introduced a bill aimed at bringing forward “significant reforms” to the Canadian Criminal Code that mainly seek to address current parole conditions for repeat offenders. Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus introduced Bill C-325 on March 29, which the party says will “bring significant reforms to Canada’s Criminal Code and Corrections and Conditional Release Act…


Two Tory Riding Executives Quit Over ‘Troubling’ Nomination Race

Two Conservative Party riding executives in Southern Ontario have resigned because of what one of them labelled a “troubling” nomination race that she says was unfairly tilted in favour of one candidate. Catherine Agar and Brian Kaufman, former president and vice-president respectively of the Electoral District Association for the riding of Oxford, are both exiting…


Liberals Accuse Tories of ‘Fearmongering’ on Latest Gun Ban, as Tories Push Back With Charges of ‘Disinformation’

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is accusing the Conservatives of “fearmongering” over proposed amendments to gun-banning legislation that, if passed, will see an additional 300 to 400 firearms prohibited nationwide. The Conservatives, meanwhile, have pushed back with claims of “disinformation” and accusing the Liberals of avoiding debate on the initial legislation in the House. Significant…


Conservative MP Accuses Trudeau of Lying Under Oath at Inquiry

Conservative MP Ryan Williams has alleged that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lied under oath when asked about his previous comments on unvaccinated Canadians while testifying at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. “It is never ok to lie. It is never ok to lie under oath. It is never…


Tory MP Challenges Trudeau’s Claim He Wasn’t Briefed on Chinese Interference in 2019 Election

Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman has challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his assertion that he wasn’t briefed by security or intelligence officials about China’s alleged funding of 11 candidates during the 2019 federal election. “Just last week PM Trudeau said he raised the issue with President Xi,” Lantsman wrote in a Twitter post on Nov….


Tories Want to Know If Alleged Chinese Funding to Candidates Was Reported to Elections Canada

Conservative MPs asked during question period in the House of Commons Friday if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed Elections Canada after he was briefed by intelligence officers in January that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) covertly funded 11 candidates in the 2019 federal election. “The prime minister had a choice: He could report this illegal…


‘No Justification’ for Medically Assisted Suicide for Babies, Says Conservative MP

A doctor from the Quebec College of Physicians recently suggested to a parliamentary committee that medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, could be made available for disabled babies or those suffering greatly shortly after birth—a premise with which Conservative MP Garnett Genuis disagrees. “Disability is no justification for killing children. There is never a justification…


Trudeau Must ‘Do More’ to Counter Chinese Interference, Tories Say After Report on Election Meddling

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must “do more” to safeguard Canada’s democracy from interference by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), say Conservatives, following allegations that the prime minister was aware of foreign interference in the 2019 federal election. “Conservatives are extremely troubled by a recent media report that Canada has been a target of extensive foreign…


Tory Leadership a Resounding Win for Poilievre, but Can He Prevail in a Federal Election?

News Analysis Pierre Poilievre may have scored a resounding win in the Conservative leadership race, but whether he can win in a federal election as late as three years away is less certain. Don Desserud, political science professor at the University of Prince Edward Island, believes Poilievre’s chances hinge on two factors. “One, the distribution of…