Category: Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre Vows to Keep Delaying Budget’s Passage Until Feds Introduce Anti-Inflation Plan

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre vowed while addressing his party’s caucus that he will keep delaying the federal government’s omnibus budget bill from passing in the House of Commons until cabinet introduces a plan to cut deficits and bring down inflation. “Today I am announcing that I will be on my feet at roughly 7…


Ford Calls for Ouster, Poilievre Decries Liberal Response to Bernardo Prison Transfer

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to keep “multiple murderers” in maximum-security prison as fallout continues over the transfer of convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security institution in Quebec. And Ontario Premier Doug Ford is looking for the ouster of the federal corrections commissioner after the move, which was made public…


Conservative Motion to Cancel Second Carbon Tax Fails in House of Commons

An opposition-introduced motion to cancel the second federal carbon tax, also known as the Clean Fuel Standard, failed in the House of Commons on June 5. The Conservative motion said that the first carbon tax would add 41 cents to a litre of gas, while the Clean Fuel Standard—which they referred to as a second carbon…


Conservatives Call on Feds to See Killer Bernardo Returned to Maximum-Security Prison

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to use whatever tools it can to reverse a decision by the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Bernardo’s move to a facility in Quebec was made public last week after the correctional service notified the lawyer representing…


Tories Filibustering Budget Bill to Prevent Future Mortgage Payment Crisis, Says Poilievre

The federal Conservatives have been delaying a committee vote on the Liberal government’s omnibus budget bill over the past month in a bid to help prevent a nationwide mortgage-payment crisis from occurring by 2025, says Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre said during a press conference in Ottawa on June 5 that he believes the federal…


Trudeau Stands By Johnston’s Selection Following House Resolution Asking for His Ouster

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he stands with special rapporteur David Johnston, who will continue to carry out his mandate investigating foreign interference despite the passage of a House of Commons motion calling for his removal. “He will continue his work in sharing with Canadians the concerns and the solutions around foreign interference. And…


Trudeau Stands By Johnston’s Selection Following House Resolution Asking for His Ousting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he stands with special rapporteur David Johnston, who will continue to carry out his mandate investigating foreign interference despite the passage of a House of Commons motion calling for his removal. “He will continue his work in sharing with Canadians the concerns and the solutions around foreign interference. And…


Poilievre in Manitoba Ahead of Byelection, Shoring Up Support Against Bernier

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went after People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier while visiting Manitoba on June 2 as a federal byelection is set to be held in Portage-Lisgar later this month. Bernier has registered as a candidate in the Manitoba riding for the June 19 byelection. The riding was previously held by former interim…


IN-DEPTH: Montreal Groups Had Reported Ties to China’s United Front Long Before Being Suspected as Chinese Police Stations

The community organizations in the Montreal area being investigated by the RMCP for hosting suspected Chinese police stations have had formal ties since at least 2016 to a Chinese regime entity which the Canadian government says is involved in espionage. The federal police force indicated in March it’s investigating Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud (CSQRS)…


Tories to Introduce Motion Calling on Feds to Scrap New Fuel Regulations

The federal Conservatives are set to introduce a motion on June 1 calling on the Liberal government to scrap its incoming Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), which are set to take effect at the beginning of July. The non-binding motion, sponsored by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, says the CFR combined with the carbon tax “will mean that…