Tag: Leslyn Lewis

Opposition Parties Push to Summon Witnesses Over McKinsey and Canada Infrastructure Bank Links

Opposition MPs on a committee pressed on May 2 to summon witnesses to appear at their study of consulting firm McKinsey’s role in the creation of the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, but a fiery exchange and a long debate prevented any resolution or even hearing the witnesses on deck. Liberal MP Jennifer O’Connell said the Tories…


Feds Provide Details on Inception of WEF-Initiated ‘Agile Nations’ Framework

Canada is part of a network of countries seeking to streamline regulations to speed up the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and the federal government has shed some light on the process that led to its joining this World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative. Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has filed several requests with the government in recent months…


Freeland Took Part in Private WEF Davos Session on Ukraine Financing

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland participated in an undisclosed session on the financing of Ukraine during her visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos earlier this year, an official document shows. The information was revealed in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled by the government on March 29 in response to an order…


Canada’s Signing on to WEF Agile Nations Charter Marks ‘Radical Policy Shift,’ Says Tory MP

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis commented on Jan. 28 on the information she helped surface about Canada’s involvement in a World Economic Forum (WEF) project seeking to streamline federal regulations, saying it represents a “radical policy shift” from the current governance model. “First of all, how did Canada become a member state and who recognize this…


Leslyn Lewis Calls for Inquiry After Pfizer Exec Says COVID Vaccine Not Tested on Preventing Transmission

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is calling for a public inquiry after a Pfizer executive conceded that the company didn’t test its COVID-19 vaccine for its ability to stop transmission before it went on the market. “We need an inquiry. Politicians and health experts promised Canadians that the vax would prevent transmission. Pfizer admits it never tested…


MP Leslyn Lewis Calls for Inquiry After Pfizer Exec Says COVID Vaccine Not Tested on Preventing Transmission

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is calling for a public inquiry after a Pfizer executive conceded that the company didn’t test its COVID-19 vaccine for its ability to stop transmission before it went on the market. “We need an inquiry. Politicians and health experts promised Canadians that the vax would prevent transmission. Pfizer admits it never tested…


Poilievre’s Leadership Win Could Signal Change for Social Conservative Wing of Party

Pierre Poilievre’s crushing win to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada raises questions about the status and power of the party’s social conservatives. That well-mobilized part of the party’s base has played an important role in helping previous leaders achieve power, with some calling them “kingmakers.” In the 2020 leadership contest, former leader…


Leslyn Lewis Says Questions Not Already Addressed Should be Asked at Upcoming Tory Leadership Debate

Leslyn Lewis says the upcoming Conservative leadership debate should explore topics such as the candidates’ plans for fighting the Liberals’ climate change policies and inquiring into the pandemic response, rather than addressing questions already answered. The Tory leadership candidate suggests that she would not attend the debate next week if those and other questions that…


Tory Leadership Candidate Lewis Criticizes Taxpayer Funded ‘Anti-Hate Toolkit’ as ‘Shockingly Hateful’

A federally-funded toolkit touted by the government as providing “anti-racism education” in Canadian schools is being called “shockingly hateful” by Conservative MP and party leadership hopeful Leslyn Lewis. “Our tax dollars shouldn’t be used to bring a hateful woke agenda into our classrooms,” Lewis said of the toolkit on Twitter on July 6. “Children should…


Canada’s Sovereignty Encroached Upon by Global Corporations and Organizations: Tory Leadership Candidate Leslyn Lewis

Conservative leadership candidate and MP Leslyn Lewis says global organizations and companies are increasingly infringing on Canada’s sovereignty, posing concerns for Canada’s democracy and “our way of life,” while personal freedoms are gradually eroding in this country. Along with the economy and “out-of-control cost of living,” these are pressing issues that call for attention, she…