Category: Conservatives

Tories Lead Liberals by 8 Points as Inflation, Housing, and Health Care Become ‘Most Important Issues’: Poll

The federal Conservatives have gained an eight-point lead over the Liberals as over 70 percent of Canadians do not think the minority government is focused enough on addressing cost of living, housing, or health care, according to a poll by Abacus Data. The survey, conducted online with 1,500 Canadian adults from Jan. 27–30 and in partnership…


Poilievre Says Tories Will Support Studying Federal Childcare Bill in Committee

Pierre Poilievre says Conservatives will support sending the Liberal government’s childcare bill for further study, but he’s stopping short of endorsing the national plan. Speaking to reporters before his weekly caucus meeting, the Tory leader says his MPs will back sending Bill C-35—currently being debated in the House of Commons—to a parliamentary committee. In December,…


No More Expensing Home Internet Bills to Taxpayers, Tory and Liberal MPs Told

The federal Liberal government is joining the Opposition Conservatives in no longer allowing its members of Parliament to expense taxpayers for home internet services. And government House leader Mark Holland’s office said Thursday he will propose that the practice be ended for MPs of all parties, after Conservatives signalled their intention to do the same. A…



Conservatives Celebrate ‘Significant’ Concession Wins During House Speaker Election

After several days, 15 rounds of voting, and tough negotiations with 20 holdout Republicans, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives shortly after midnight on Jan. 7. Conservative groups declared a victory after the speaker offered several concessions to holdouts, the majority of whom are members of the…


Why Many Conservatives Won’t Be With Their Children or Grandchildren This Christmas

Commentary There are probably hundreds of thousands of men and women who, because of political differences, maintain minimal or no contact with their parents and, even more cruelly, do not allow their parents to have any contact with their children—their parents’ grandchildren. Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this…


Will Secular Conservatives Have Conservative Grandchildren?

Commentary Secular conservatives have done, and continue to do, great work on behalf of America, liberty, and conservatism in general. But they will not likely have conservative grandchildren—and many will not have conservative children. I know this because I speak with hundreds of conservatives a year in person and on the radio. I routinely ask…


Kevin McCarthy, a Republican Leader for Complex Times

Commentary Republicans are rightly wondering what to expect from the upcoming House of Representatives controlled by their party. Conservatives are chomping at the bit to move a hardcore conservative agenda. My own beliefs and convictions are known. We need dramatic change to pull the nation out of its fiscal, cultural, and moral chaos. But the…


Conservative New Yorkers Plan Escape to Other States After Zeldin Defeat

When Kings College student Jaidyn Fisher, 22, moved from Texas to New York before COVID emerged, she knew the political climate would be liberal, but had recently hoped that GOP nominee Lee Zeldin would be elected governor and bring in a more conservative agenda. “I didn’t expect things to be this bad,” she said. “Doing…


Conservative New Yorkers Mull Moves to Other States After Zeldin Defeat

When Kings College student Jaidyn Fisher moved to New York from Texas before COVID emerged, she knew the political climate would be liberal, but had hoped that Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin would be elected and usher in a more conservative agenda. “I didn’t expect things to be this bad,” Fisher, 22, said. “Doing…