Category: Preston Manning

Former PM Harper Says Canada Needs ‘Conservative Renaissance’

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says that Canada needs a “conservative renaissance” to step out of the current economic situation, and he defended populism in the face of accusations it’s anti-democratic. “That word ‘populist’ has taken on a number of imprecise and often negative meanings,” he told a crowd at the Canada Strong and Free…


Former PM Harper Says Canada Needs a ‘Conservative Renaissance’

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs a “conservative renaissance” to step out of the current economic situation, while defending populism in the face of accusations that it’s anti-democratic. “That word ‘populist’ has taken on a number of imprecise and often negative meanings,” he told a crowd at the Canada Strong and Free Network…


‘We Need a Record’: National Citizens’ Inquiry on COVID-19 Response Set to Begin in March

The National Citizens Inquiry (NCI) into COVID-19 is taking shape, fostering anticipation for its opportunity to answer questions, document history, and heal divisions. The inquiry will look into the appropriateness and efficacy of federal and provincial governments’ unprecedented COVID policies and determine what lessons can be learned for the future, the NCI’s website says. Podcaster…


Veteran Politician Preston Manning Appointed by Alberta Premier to Chair New Pandemic Panel

EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced on Jan. 19 that veteran politician and former federal Official Opposition leader Preston Manning has been hired to organize and chair a new pandemic committee. Manning, who founded the Reform Party, said the new pandemic panel, the Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel, will examine what legislation was used by…


The Redtape Letters: Preston Manning’s New Book About Burgeoning Government Bureaucracy

Veteran politician Preston Manning has released a new book, “The Redtape Letters,” a satirical collection of fictional letters as imagined written between politicians and government bureaucrats that are based on Manning’s own experiences in government. The 10 letters are written between Redtape, leader of the Bureaucratic Party of Canada, and his fictional 325,000-member strong party,…


Preston Manning Calls for National Citizens’ Inquiry Into Government COVID Response

Former federal Official Opposition leader and veteran politician Preston Manning announced Nov. 2 that he will spearhead a National Citizens’ Inquiry (NCI) into the government’s handling of COVID-19. Lockdowns were unprecedented in nature and magnitude, Manning told The Epoch Times. In a national opinion survey conducted by the NCI in mid-October and published Nov. 1,…


Preston Manning on the Future of Canada

The following is a condensed version of a speech given by Preston Manning at a Frontier Center for Public Policy event in Winnipeg on Sept. 22, 2022. Canada’s Economic Future What are Canada’s strengths? We don’t have the largest population. We don’t have the largest stock of financial resources. We don’t have the most salubrious…