Tag: Liberal

Canadians Donated More Than $44M to Liberal, Conservative Parties in 2021

The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and speculation about the end of Erin O’Toole’s leadership. Audited financial statements filed with Elections Canada show that’s just shy of $6 million more…


Ex-liberal MP Raj Grewal Invited Lenders to Private Meet-and-Greet With Trudeau

A pair of Ontario businessmen say they each loaned former Liberal MP Raj Grewal $200,000 before being invited to join a 2018 trip to India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Brampton tire centre owner Andy Dhugga told an Ottawa court today he has known Grewal’s family for a long time, and Grewal asked him for…


Key Elements of the Liberal Government’s Firearms-Control Announcement

Key elements of the Liberal government’s firearms-control announcement Monday: — A national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns, with very limited exceptions; — Automatic removal of gun licences from people committing domestic violence or criminal harassment, such as stalking; — Increase maximum penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking to 14 years from…


Mary Ng Under Ethics Probe Over Contract to Firm Co-founded by Liberal Strategist

The federal ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into the conduct of International Trade Minister Mary Ng over a contract given to a company co-founded by a Liberal strategist. Conservative MP James Bezan had asked commissioner Mario Dion to examine the contract awarded to the firm Pomp and Circumstance by Ng’s office for media training…


Sven Spengemann Resigns as Liberal MP for Mississauga-Lakeshore, Accepts UN Post

Sven Spengemann has resigned as the Liberal member of Parliament for Mississauga-Lakeshore. In a statement Wednesday, Spengemann says he is stepping down to once again serve with the United Nations. He says will start his new job on May 28 and will have more to say later about what he will be doing. Spengemann was…


Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase and the Liberal Meltdown

Elon Musk has successfully purchased Twitter for $44 billion with the intent of unlocking its free speech potential. Rather than celebrating the free market and capitalism for a transaction that may preserve free speech, many on the Left had a total meltdown, from MSNBC to CNN to The View, who paint Musk to be the…


Teachers Unions’ Other Foes: Liberal Parents

Khulia Pringle would seem an unlikely critic of the local Minneapolis Federation of Teachers. The St. Paul native embarked on a teaching career in the hope of improving a school system that she saw as failing her daughter. By the time she finished her training in 2014, she had grown so disillusioned with the public…


NDP Used Its ‘Power’ to Obtain Concessions in Budget, Says Singh

The NDP says its deal with the Liberals bore fruit with the budget tabled on April 7 meeting some of their requests, while expressing disappointment that it didn’t go far enough on climate-related policies and healthcare spending. “Today, the NDP used our power to secure major progress on Dental Care and housing,” said NDP Leader…


Government Tables Bill to Make Big Tech Pay For Canadian News

The Liberal government tabled a bill today that will require online platforms to strike deals with media organizations for the displaying of their content. “As you guys know, the news sector in Canada is in crisis and this contributes to the heightened public mistrust and the rise of harmful disinformation in our society,” Heritage Minister…


Federal Budget the First Important Moment for Ndp-Liberal Pact, Says Finance Critic

The NDP is watching to see that spending pledges made in a deal with the Liberals are honoured by the government in this week’s federal budget, says a finance spokesman. Daniel Blaikie said the budget is “the first important moment” for its confidence deal with the Liberals, which included a number of NDP policy priorities…